Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Francis Lee Smith went to work building his own log cabin in Wyoming, using local trees and mostly his own labor. Many people did the same thing when pioneers settled the West, but Smith started his project in 1980. A wildfire on Rattlesnake Mountain resulted in an offer of free timber to anyone who hauled it away.
Smith took enough to build a grand home, and spent twelve years working on it.Smith, who hails from Cody, took up residence in the house along with his wife and two kids as soon as the first floor was complete, but he never stopped construction. Night after night, Smith worked on his house by the light of a single bulb, until his crazy infatuation with the house tore apart his marriage and eventually took his life.
The house wasn’t even remotely cozy. There was no running…
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