THE LOG HOUSE IN MEXICO∗

Abstract

ABSTRACT The presence of the corner-timbered log house in Mexico has puzzled cultural geographers. One would expect an indigenous or Spanish origin, but suggested agents of introduction include central European priests and Japanese immigrants. This study postulates introduction by German miners arriving in Sultepec in 1536. Miners brought corner-timbering to other parts of central Mexico in the 1820′s. The technique diffused to northern Mexico from the United States.