The Smithville Community Historical Society (SCHS) gratefully announces a $25,000 grant award from the Beaverson Foundation at the Wayne County Community Foundation. The funds will support the remediation and restoration of the Sheller Log House, which is pictured at left.
The Sheller Log House is one of Smithville’s original log homes. It is a classic example of a two-story log house. The steeple (or saddle) notching indicates it dates to the first quarter of the nineteenth century, ie, 1830’s. It is one of Smithville’s last remaining log houses. Log deterioration is a common problem found in historic buildings, such as the Sheller Log House.
Grant funding will enable the remediation and restoration of damaged logs as well as the removal and replacement of failing chinking and daubing. See below for examples of Sheller Log Home damage.
Throughout 2024, the SCHS will provide monthly updates on the Sheller Log Home restoration progress. Volunteers are expected to begin preparation work this summer while the actual log restoration is scheduled to start Fall 2024.
The grant will cover a portion of the restoration of the Sheller Log Home. However, additional funds will be needed for completion of the restoration.
Contributions towards the restoration of the Sheller Log House may be mailed to the Smithville Community Historical Society, P.O. Box 12, Smithville, OH 44677. For additional funding opportunities, please visit the Wayne County Community Foundation website at
https://www.waynecountycommunityfoundation.org/