Hoover House Reading Book Reduced

Over time the house had grown to surround and conceal the sixteen-foot-square log cabin
In the rustic Warda community in 2014, Tommy and Judi came upon an aged farmhouse
that proved ideal to relocate to a deep lot they had purchased at 1305 Wilson Street, directly
across from their own residence. The farmhouse was moved in twosections, cut down
the middle of a wide central hallway, and its roof laid flat.
At its new location the two halves were rejoined and seamlessly attached to a two-bedroom
house which the Hoovers had already purchased and moved to the rear of the Wilson
Street lot. This structure was remodeled as a large first-floor primary suite with a spa-like
bath and walk-in closet. Once the Warda home was seamlessly attached to become the
front rooms of the house, it’s central hallway proved wide enough to accommodate a formal
dining area and a grand cedar plank stairway reaching up to the original attic. Here,
the Hoovers created space for an additional pair of bedrooms, bathroom and sitting area.
Restoration progress at the Warda home was gratifying but the work became downright
exciting when the preserved oak beams of an early-day log cabin emerged from hiding
inside the walls of a front room. Over time the house had grown to surround and conceal
the sixteen-foot-square log cabin.
“Right away we’d noticed how thick the walls were in the kitchen,” says Judi. “And even
though they had been covered up we knew there had to be a log home in there.”
As a striking contrast to the rest of the interior, the milled logs were cleaned and left in