6/17/10: Removing the north gable of the ell.

6/17/10: Setting up to remove the north gable of the ell. RMYC historic preservation corps with Ken Proper (left) and John Virgona (on ladder).

6/17/10: RMYC Historic Preservation Corps moving purlin to stickered pile for repair and reassembly.

6/17/10: John Virgona, master log builder, overseeing documentation and disassembly.

6/17/10: RMYC Historic Preservation Corps at work.

6/17/10: Interior of southeast corner.

6/17/10: Bracing at southwest corner during disassembly.

6/17/10: purlins, plate and ridgepole at collapsed intersection of ell and cabin.

6/17/10: View of purlin and ridgepole of ell from northeast.

6/17/10: West gable of main cabin, braced to enable RMYC to disassemble ridge and purlins.

6/17/10: View of the collapsed portion of the homestead cabin from the northwest. The main cabin shifted 2-3 feet to the west, taking the ell with it.

6/17/10: Another view of the collapsed intersection of ell and cabin. Note how the logs slide to the west at the corner of the cabin.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Purlins and ridgepole removed, north wall of main cabin braced to avoid collapse.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Removing the most rotted purlin from main cabin.

6/18 & 21, 2010: View from north of main cabin partially disassembled.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Northwest corner of main cabin stabilized to enable disassembly without collapse.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Bottom window sash still in place indicating at least two if not three rows of sill logs have decomposed into earth.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Detail of displacement to west of northeast corner of main cabin.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Detail of distress at southwest corner of main cabin and water damage to plate.

6/18 & 21, 2010: Detaching gable plate from eave plate to remove gable end wall partially intact.

6/23/10: Northwest corner sill of ell and labeled logs ready for reassembly.

6/23/10: West Gable of main Cabin. Note surveyor pins to locate center of each corner. Sill log completely decomposed.

6/23/10: East Gable of Main Cabin, SE corner. Note log "melting" into earth.

6/23/10: Northeast corner of Ell. Note door threshold still intact at top of photo.

6/23/10: East Gable of main cabin from northeast corner. We estimate a least two courses of logs decomposed