![]() The grounds include the historic log cabin, as well as a machine shop, and a dairy and meat-processing shed added to the rear of the cabin.Īnd there’s a newer four-car garage with storage, plus a utility shed, both built recently by the Amish, notes Tom Smitley with Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty, who holds the listing. The couple lived in the attached three-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,800-square-foot “modern” addition, parts of which date from 17. Over the decades, Doris shared the 352-square-foot log cabin with tour groups, and has welcomed visitors for free since 1973. The rare build is a registered historic landmark. The couple also acquired artifacts and antiques, and she may be willing to part with those, as well as the property. As they made repairs, they excavated artifacts such as a 300-year-old shoe and pieces of pottery. Over the years, the Rinks restored the cabin to its original condition. The mostly intact original square-hewn logs are cleverly connected, without using a single nail. The cabin’s foundation is believed to be built of bricks carried to America as ship ballast. It’s reported to be the oldest log cabin in North America and the oldest home of its type still standing on its original site in the Western hemisphere. The log structure was built between 16 as part of the New Sweden colony, before the now-bordering state of Pennsylvania was even founded. But she’s available to act as site historian, to help impart the home’s incredible history. Nowadays, Doris realizes she can’t care for the South Jersey property on her own any more and is willing to part with it-for much less. She inhabited the home with her husband, Harry Rink, who had owned the fascinating estate since 1968, but who recently died. Rink, 77, has lived at the historic home for 48 years. The house recently topped our weekly look at the oldest homes to land on the market in the U.S. She says she made the dramatic price cut with the hope of finding a buyer who might have an interest in living in a historic home, as well as the other four structures and 1.3 acres that come with it. “It’s actually a real bargain at the price that it’s at,” says the longtime owner, Doris Rink. So, how about a 70% discount? It’s now available for a much more reasonable $875,000. Cabin restored over the years by the owners (Drew Callaghan Photography)
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