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I imagine that he and his contemporaries who were in the lumber industry made sure that high quality materials went into that house. Plus there were many more forests and tall trees to pick from than we have now. And yes, I do think it will survive the winter. At least the beams shown above will make it. I had hoped to get to DuBois this fall but unfortunately couldn't make the trip. Will try again in spring.

Great story, Rich. Re: floor plans - I have a vague memory of the attic as well - though that could easily be a child's dream memory. Re: the article on the Historical Society website - interesting that they obviously lifted images from my website (manycoups.net) for their slideshow and then put this notice all over the article: "IT IS FULLY PROTECTED BY THE WEBSITE'S COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE COPIED, PRINTED, REFERENCED OR TRANSMITTED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION" Perhaps that author could use a lesson from "Honest John" McCreight, eh? Becky Stumpf (one of the great-grandchildren)