Hart Square Village in Vale, North Carolina, is often described as having the largest collection of historic log cabins in the United States, with 103 structures dating from 1760 to 1890 that includes cabins, barns, a tavern, a chapel, a jail, gunsmith shop, blacksmith shop, a doctor’s office, and a schoolhouse. They’re primarily sourced from within a 22-mile radius of the village, preserving important pieces of our local and family history. When the cabins were first moved to the Village, they

Scenes from the Hart Square Village Spring Festival in Vale, NC, where we celebrated life in the 1800s with old timey music, traditional folkways, food, Maypole dancing, and experienced the fascinating history of Catawba County Pottery. I volunteered as a Docent in the Rhodes House, a three story log cabin built circa 1820. It was so fun dressing up and teaching visitors about the home, which had a direct connection to the Rhodes Clay Hole in Catawba County, a renowned source of high-quality wil

Hart Square Village is a collection of 103 log cabins and buildings which have been preserved on 200 acres in Vale, North Carolina by Dr. Robert Hart III. This collection of historical structures is the largest in the United States with build dates ranging from 1760 to 1890. Buildings include barns, a tavern, a chapel, a schoolhouse and many others creating a unique village nestled around the lakes on the property. The majority of the buildings are from a 22 mile radius of the location, with the