Tour features historic log homes in western Allegheny County

Five log homes in western Allegheny County will be open to the public Sept. 16 during the third annual Historical Log Homes Tour held by the Pioneers West Historical Society.

Admission is free, with donations accepted. Tour participants can visit as many of thesehomes as they wish:

• Walker-Ewing House, 1355 Noblestown Road, Collier.

Built around 1762, the house was the ancestral home of the Walker and Ewing families until 1972 and was donated to the Pioneers West Historical Society in 1998. Major renovations were made in 2000 and in 2015-16. The house includes six stone fireplaces, a herringbone pattern chimney and an archives room. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Walker-Ewing Glass Log House, 799 Pinkerton Run Road, North Fayette.

From the late 1700s, the house was owned by the Walker, Ewing and Glass families before it was acquired by Allegheny County in 1971.

Now it is part of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Heritage Homestead. Hens are on the site, and the property has an apple orchard that produces some of the same apples that Thomas Jefferson enjoyed. Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is transforming 460 acresof forest into an outdoor botanic garden. Thousands of native trees, shrubs and perennials have been planted since 2010. Hours are 10 a.m. to2 p.m.

• McAdow-McAdams Wilson Log House, 100 Bruno Lane, Findlay.

Built in 1774, the house was named after A.D. Wilson, a former West Allegheny School District superintendent, and is now owned by the school district. Wilson Elementary School uses it as a learning center. Hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Coventry Log Cabin, 949 Thorn Run Road, Moon.

The cabin was built in 1825 in Bavington, which is about 12 miles from its current site. The cabin was occupied by the family of Revolutionary War veteran John Coventry for 50 years before becoming the home of the Doehre family. After it was abandoned in 1975, it was acquired by the Moon Historical Society and underwent repairs. Hours are 1 to 3 p.m.

• Killbuck Lodge Log Cabin, 248 Clinton Ave., Oakdale.

The cabin was relocated from the Robb Farm in North Fayette in 1932 and is the home base for local Boy Scout Troop 248. A GoFundMe campaign is accepting donations to pay for a planned rebuilding project. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.