Editing Log house (section)

=== Timeline of Log House Development ===
* '''Prehistoric Era''': Early log shelters built in forested regions of Europe and Asia.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
* '''Medieval Europe (10th–15th century)''': Log houses widely used in Scandinavia, Russia, and the Baltic states due to abundant coniferous forests.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

* '''17th century''': European settlers introduce log house construction to North America, especially in New Sweden (present-day Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). {{cite book |last=Holt |first=David |year=1992 |title=Log Cabins: How to Build and Restore Them |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=978-0-8117-2034-0}}

* '''19th century''': Industrialization and the rise of sawmills lead to the standardization of log house construction. {{cite book |last=Glassie |first=Henry |year=2000 |title=Vernacular Architecture |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-21395-2}}

* '''1880s–1920s''': Norway pioneers **pre-fabricated log homes**, exporting them internationally. {{cite book |last=Schweitzer |first=Robert |year=1990 |title=America's Favorite Homes: Mail-Order Catalogues as a Guide to Popular Early 20th-Century Houses |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=978-0-8143-2006-6}}

* '''1920s–Present''': Rise of **milled log homes** and **kit log houses** with precision-cut, factory-produced logs.{{cite journal |last=Kuhlmann |first=Mark |title=Modern Log Home Construction |journal=Journal of Timber Engineering |year=2020 |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=45–60 }}