tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397494912257131166Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:11:05 +0000architecturecraigslistnative americanyurokthe things that cross my mind...http://mamaklaus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (MamaKlaus)Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397494912257131166.post-5835558211108881204Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:46:00 +00002008-06-17T02:16:03.243-07:00architecturecraigslistnative americanyurok<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkYDH7UU7HS2Apnzd9l97zHfmyHIuGj834s0PgghKLrW1WR5fJER1MKyJikeivamEXsdRcEINSl5LPujqO9nJsJP85DmsDdUsZ7JLY2oMMEQ7ZChxB31doP3CUX222FmtGgfEl4S13KE/s1600-h/plankhouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkYDH7UU7HS2Apnzd9l97zHfmyHIuGj834s0PgghKLrW1WR5fJER1MKyJikeivamEXsdRcEINSl5LPujqO9nJsJP85DmsDdUsZ7JLY2oMMEQ7ZChxB31doP3CUX222FmtGgfEl4S13KE/s320/plankhouse.jpg" alt="yurok plank house model" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212738679312194050" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cruising good ol' HumCo Craigslist today found these awesome Yurok plank house "museum quality" models for sale. Beautiful. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I love the circular doorway and large overhangs (great for the rain here). The center part of the roof can even be removed like skylights or for smoke ventilation. Did a quick search and found </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.bluecreekahpah.org/charlie-frye-plank-house/index.htm">more pictures</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> of actual plank houses in Klamath, CA. Not coincidentally, Klamath also happens to be one of my top five favorite places in the world.</span></span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPbdDrXnoAeL_ICcQBKy2l0PS9Izjq8lY3-c4Oq9DW1iNnqhumGXU8lSzWVM7RPanCsFYSN9kAbocV7yTkvwRFEeLPJUTFXmqJOX7D3T0WDL1KzEBs6cKkyRy7AheyuEnwlu-cxj6rNI/s1600-h/realplank2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPbdDrXnoAeL_ICcQBKy2l0PS9Izjq8lY3-c4Oq9DW1iNnqhumGXU8lSzWVM7RPanCsFYSN9kAbocV7yTkvwRFEeLPJUTFXmqJOX7D3T0WDL1KzEBs6cKkyRy7AheyuEnwlu-cxj6rNI/s320/realplank2.jpg" alt="yurok plank house klamath" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212758606293166498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xy7sKMJ4enCE-URIzGHOWqt0YTVnDPPVeNcdW0MVFJIxRDGjhId4mhP7N9rvsvKNbE6kH1k0tRkFrpeMvvP8vxqCC8PcOdvCWVwllSTYPawrWNrqMFLT-6owfAlIYoMa4FnHY0ZeTqU/s1600-h/realplank.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xy7sKMJ4enCE-URIzGHOWqt0YTVnDPPVeNcdW0MVFJIxRDGjhId4mhP7N9rvsvKNbE6kH1k0tRkFrpeMvvP8vxqCC8PcOdvCWVwllSTYPawrWNrqMFLT-6owfAlIYoMa4FnHY0ZeTqU/s320/realplank.jpg" alt="yurok plank house klamath" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212758405866747026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo Source: Mike Meuser, www.bluecreekahpah.org<br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The Yurok plank house is a fine example of vernacular architecture, so perfectly adapted to the weather here in the Pacific Northwest, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">SO</span> unlike my crappily built shoebox mobile home with not even one inch of roof overhang. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> According to </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.yurokplankhouse.com/">yurokplankhouse.com</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > :</span><a href="http://www.yurokplankhouse.com/"><br /></a></p><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;">"Redwood or Cedar Plank Houses were built by many North Coast tribes up to and through most of the 19th century. Typically the houses were approximately 20 feet by 20 feet not including the roof overhang. <span style="font-weight: bold;">The planks were either split from naturally fallen trees or removed from large trees, allowing the tree to heal and remain alive. </span>The center section of the roof had movable planks to allow for adaptation to varying climatic conditions."</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Talk about sustainable architecture!</span></span></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9z7O0adhITVwopowoMa5wmaGyhT3R8DbT-rgUtR5GmsvxkusW181d1k5LwaZ-lm4c8bvHv0idkh7DW-ZpkwiMieHGGPDFDSv8QDnSUPt4VfmvXHRNQku4dlyCbC5kl0uILP-IhLB9FIA/s1600-h/from_requa_600x450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9z7O0adhITVwopowoMa5wmaGyhT3R8DbT-rgUtR5GmsvxkusW181d1k5LwaZ-lm4c8bvHv0idkh7DW-ZpkwiMieHGGPDFDSv8QDnSUPt4VfmvXHRNQku4dlyCbC5kl0uILP-IhLB9FIA/s320/from_requa_600x450.jpg" alt="klamath river pacific ocean on requa" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212762715913611586" border="0" /></a><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Klamath, CA: where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean, and one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited...definitely not to be missed!</span></p><br /></div>http://mamaklaus.blogspot.com/2008/06/yurok-plank-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (MamaKlaus)0