The Issue of Authenticity in Reconstruction of Wooden Building as an Interpretation of the Historical Site - Case Studies of Log Cabins from Tennessee State, USA

Abstract:

The paper critically discusses the issue of reconstruction of a historic wooden structure carried out as part of the process of protection and interpretation of a place of special historical importance. The problem is presented on the example of historic log cabins located in the Tennessee state in the USA. These are the following architectural objects: the Cabin at the Meriwether Lewis Monument, the architectural complex in Wynnewood and The Historic Sam Davis Home and Plantation. The presented case studies contribute to the analysis of the horizon of authenticity both the reconstructed architectural structures and the historical sites in which they are located.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 109)
• Pages: 59-66
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.109.59
• Online since: August 2021
• Authors: Tomasz Tomaszek*
• Keywords: Authenticity, Log Cabin, Reconstruction, Vernacular, Wooden Architecture

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