Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 10: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
House in the Woods, c, 1914 – late 1930s
“House in the Woods” was the first building constructed on the campus of Pine Mountain Settlement School. (Old Log was older, but had been moved to the School and re-constructed on its current site.)
House in the Woods was constructed to serve as a shelter for the first classes and recreation and community events held at the School. It was located on the south-facing mountain above Farm House and the Barn, roughly where the Jubilee cottage now sits. Since it was next to the road to Line Fork as that road passed through the campus, the building was easily accessed by the community coming from either Big Laurel or the Line Fork area.
![Angela Melville Album II, Part I. "[?] House in the Woods" [melv_II_album_097.jpg]](https://pinemountainsettlement.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/melv_II_album_097-300x208.jpg)
Angela Melville Album II, Part I. “[?] House in the Woods” [melv_II_album_097.jpg]
Remarkably, the building held together for many years and was used for a variety of community events. By the late 1930s it finally had deteriorated enough to necessitate its removal from the site.
Many of earliest classes were held in the House in the Woods and many of the early images show children in various recreational activity at the School, particularly, dancing.
![Angela Melville Album II. Part II. "School in House in the Woods", [melv_II_album_160.jpg]](https://pinemountainsettlement.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/melv_II_album_160-1024x638.jpg)
Angela Melville Album II. Part II. “School in House in the Woods”, [melv_II_album_160.jpg]
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Title |
House in the Woods |
Alt. Title |
House in the Woods Pavilion |
Identifier |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
Subject Keyword |
House in the Woods ; classrooms ; pavilions ; teachers ; organs ; music ; celebrations ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; Farm House ; Barn ; Jubilee cottage ; road to Line Fork ; railings ; children ; dancing ; |
Subject LCSH |
House in the Woods — Pine Mountain Settlement School (Pine Mountain, Ky.) — History. |
Date Digital |
2014-02-07 |
Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
Contributor |
n/a |
Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
Format |
Original and copies of JPG images, documents, and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet |
Source |
Series 10: Built Environment (Physical Plant) |
Language |
English |
Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 10: Built Environment (Physical Plant) ; Kentucky Virtual Library collections <http://www.kyvl.org/> [searchable] |
Coverage Temporal |
c. 1914 – late 1930s |
Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
Donor |
n/a |
Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers about House in the Woods, the first classroom constructed at the campus of Pine Mountain Settlement School ; clippings, photographs, books about House in the Woods ; |
Acquisition |
Constructed c. 1914 |
Citation |
Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY |
Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
Last Updated |
2014-02-07 hhw ; 2014-05-15 aae ; |
Bibliography |
Source Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Archival material. |