Some of the most fascinating and architecturally important vernacular structures I find in my travels are hidden behind shrubs and other vegetation. I’m not one to just ignore such a place, so I have quite a few images in my archives that look very similar to this one. It’s located just north of Richland.

Since I couldn’t see all of it, I’m identifying it as a single-pen log house. A front porch was added at some point in its history, as well as a more modern roof than would have originally been associated with this type of utilitarian construction, but the overall footprint of the house looks to be original. I would date it to the last quarter of the 19th century without having more information, but it could be older than that. Log structures tend to age faster than those of more commercial design, so it’s hard to tell.