The Stump log house is said to be the oldest standing log house in Davidson County. Built by Frederick Stump in 1797, this house was made of cedar logs in German style featuring full dove-tail notching. Probably used as a secondary residence, it consisted of one room, two stories high. See more information at Frederick Stump Tavern.
After Stump’s death, this house became the property of William B. Ewing. He and Thomas Bysor operated a nearby tannery. Bysor continued to live in this house with his son, John, born in the late 1840’s. John died near the end of the Civil War without any heirs and the house had several owners. It was used as a country schoolhouse before being purchased by the Joseph Baltz family in 1906.
More information can be found at “The Past Remembered Volume 1″ by Paul Clements, Clearview Press, 1987.
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