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‘Steiner Cabins’ book to preserve stories of the famous Depression-era log homes
‘Steiner Cabins’ book to preserve stories of the famous Depression-era log homes
‘Steiner Cabins’ book to preserve stories of the famous Depression-era log homes

Published on: 09/25/2025

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1932 Still Th’Air cabin was built as a “spec” home and has been in the Graeper family since 1942. The board-and-batten exterior was made with rough cut boards between peeled log frames.An unaltered 1935 Steiner cabin was hidden for decades under towering trees until it was restored by the new owner.Margareta (Mollie) Ann Schwein Steiner and Henry Steiner were born and married in Bavaria, Germany before emigrating to Oregon.Ian McCluskey, right, has interviewed more than two dozen cabin owners to gather information about Steiner cabins. The Steiners made the dining table.Welches schoolteacher Nancy Dougherty shooed away squatters after purchasing this rundown 1933 cabin in 1975. Her family still owns the restored Steiner log cabin.Steiner signature details include crafting arc-top front doors from split naturally curved trees.Steiner signature details include crafting arc-top front doors from split naturally curved trees.Younger Steiner children collected gnarled tree roots and twigs to use as handles and rods, as seen in this Steiner towel bar.Henry Steiner built cabins on Mount Hood from the 1920s-1950s. He was born Nov. 29, 1877 in Germany and died April 7, 1953 (aged 75) in Brightwood, Clackamas County, Oregon.Photographer Chris Brown, right, with her husband, fire fighter Greg Brown, take photos of Steiner Cabins on Mount Hood.

Fans of the fabled Mount Hood log cabins hand built by the resourceful Steiner family take note: A coffee table book, expected to be released next year, will have photos and stories about the sturdy, artistic homes made with trees, stones and few store-bought items during the Great Depression and World War II.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/09/steiner-cabins-book-to-preserve-stories-of-the-famous-depression-era-log-homes.html

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