How one of the largest wooden houses in history was built in America (10 photos)

One day, American builders surprised the whole world by building the largest house on the planet. Building of record height (approximately 7 floors) was built at the turn of the 20th century.





Despite using whole logs with bark for strength design, it still expected a sad end. About what happened to the tallest house in history, we tell below.

The dignity of the fair

It is interesting that this hut was not built because of an excess material or the good life of the local, but rather because of the economic crisis. IN those times, almost all regions of the country sought to provide public attention something interesting with only one purpose - to attract as many investors as possible. The City of Portland, Oregon has also decided try your luck by organizing a large-scale fair for this.



House facade

It is worth mentioning that the region itself was known throughout the country its timber industry. It is clear that there was a storehouse of construction materials, including Douglas fir - one of the most sought after trees in construction all over the Pacific coast. In addition to firs, cedar, maple and other types of raw materials for construction grew on the territory.

To stimulate the city's economy and organized a fair, on which also included a platform for demonstrating buildings. Each the building had some zest, but most of the visitors I was struck by a huge log house, the height of which was equal to the height of a 7-storey building.





Home construction

Log house life path

The impressive height of the house was built from 54 units the largest Douglas firs that could be found in the area. Most a small one of the logs reached a diameter of almost 2 m. However, not only the scale of the building surprised the guests, because the ceiling of the structure was made of glass, which, due to its great height, created the illusion a glance at the sky.



The size of the structure is amazing.

It was also decided to place exhibition elements inside the building. So, samples of forest production were placed in the pavilion, as well as numerous scarecrows. The creators of the house produced a unique building, which was instantly recognized as the largest in its categories.

Unfortunately, the building soon began to deteriorate rapidly. due to weather conditions. Significant temperature fluctuations and humidity caused significant damage to the structure, and two fires barely managed to be eliminated. Ultimately, in 1964, the fire could not be put out As a result, the building burned to the ground. In its place, after a while, they erected new pavilion.