A Home with a little bit of history
Roots in Finland
Finlandia has its roots in - you guessed it - Finland. The home was actually manufactured in Kokkola, Finland by a company named Bothniahouse. Bothniahouse was known for building log homes, still popular to this day in Finland. The log kit made its journey to the US in 1979.
Finlandia is a tongue-and-groove logon home built on site here in Avon by the Dillard family. There is reportedly one other home in the Outer Banks that is similar. We're still searching for it.
While the home has been updated, some of the original features and details remain. All inside walls and ceilings are the original wood beams, In the back bedroom, you will even see the back of a stone fireplace that was at one time a centerpiece of the home. The laundry room was at one time a sauna room. If you look closely outside the home above the main door area, you will still see an exposed beam that has the original stamp from Kokkola, Finland and Bothniahouse.
We hope you enjoyed reading about this little piece of history here on Hatteras Island.
Check out some pictures of the home in the early days below.
