Robinson Roadhouse
Construction Style
Construction Style
2 storey squared log structure, saddle notched at corners with medium pitched gable roof constructed with frame rafters. and minimal eaves. Gables are flush planks. Wood frame windows/door openings with plain 1X6" trim. Foundation is concrete pads and sill beams. Wired for electricity with a single light receptacle ceiling on the north side. Plain interior trim is painted. Second floor west and south walls and the southwest corner of the roof have remnants of "cellulose" insulation and are encased in black paper and "donacona" that is water stained and in pieces. A kerosene or gas can is on the dirt floor. Stacks of lumber stored on the second floor. Sections of flowered linoleum are scattered on first floor.
Middle section - addition off south wall of 2 storey roadhouse has donacona covering 1X 6 lumber. Ceiling sagging, new bracing installed but ineffective and the ground has shifted. Walls are round log and saddle notched at corners. South section of east wall and west wall has frame area at door height and open framing under eaves. Plywood gable on south wall, sections missing. Logs are chinked with mud and moss, however most of the chinking is gone. Logs are beveled at window/door openings. Vertical log nailed in corner at cut joint where building is joined to 2 storey addition off west wall.
Two storey addition off west wall.
Two storey log addition with squared logs saddle notched at corners and a medium pitch gable roof clad with corrugated metal. Framing around window/door openings has remnants of red paint. 2 foot space between bldgs. Exterior bracing installed on north/south walls. Vertical 1 X 10 on west gable. 3 window openings and a door on the first floor have plain trim and horizontal 1 X 8 around lower part of the window to grade. Connecting doorway between addition and main cabin has an oversize door. Floor is covered with fir tongue and groove strip flooring, where sections are missing it is apparent there is a 4 foot crawlspace below floor. North face of roof charred from fire near chimney hole. 2 windows east gable - some detailing on west gable - difficult to determine if rafters are original. Window 2nd floor SE corner has cardboard and coloured paper remnants still attached and there is burlap hanging from between logs. Newspaper chinking in corners. Frame addition off north wall addition and east wall of main cabin. Timber uprights with 1 X 8 external cladding, door in the west wall. Shed roof with 1 X 6 sheathing covered with flattened cans. Shelving in SW corner - wood rotted, scattered lumber with exposed nails. Open wall in main cabin with a partial door jam left.