The Kunkle Log House, also known as the Jacob Young Log House, is a historic log cabin located on County Road O east of Kunkle,

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. Jacob Young, who moved to Ohio from

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with his family, built the house in 1838. It was the first log cabin in Williams County, as the area was thinly settled at the time and most houses were built from sawn wood instead of logs. The one-and-a-half story house has a stone foundation, an external oven, and a full basement; the latter two features are uncommon in log cabins. The interior contains a full kitchen and living room, three bedrooms, a borning room, and a parson's cupboard used to hold the family

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. The house was added to the

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on August 5, 1976. It is currently owned by the Williams County Historical Society, which is restoring the property.

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National Register of Historic Places in Williams County, Ohio Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Houses completed in 1838 Log cabins in the United States {{WilliamsCountyOH-NRHP-stub