Jude Plum always knew there was something special about the tiny house near his childhood home on Haverford road, writes Maria Panaritis for Philly.com.

However, he was stunned by his discovery when he purchased the property four years ago. The Main Line cosmetologist stripped away five layers of the exterior to uncover a two-story log house, which aside from some rotting logs, had been untouched since 1704.

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He soon found out that the house is one of Pennsylvania’s oldest surviving homes and one of Lower Merion Township’s two oldest extant homes.

Plum then started the herculean task of restoring the house, creating an attraction that now looks beautifully out-of-place in the modern surroundings of the busy Main Line road.

“This is the beginning of our country,” said Plum. “I want to put it on the National Register.”

To restore the building, Plum had to take the structure apart and then rebuild it from scratch using traditional methods. Now, apart from a few modern conveniences, he has completely restored the home with period furniture and paintings, in the hope of eventually turning it into a museum.

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