Saving the Bridge Houses of Chicago

Chicago bridge house

My husband and I recently returned from a trip to the great city of Chicago. On the trip we enjoyed the variety of architecture the city has to offer during a river tour. While the skyscrapers capture most of the attention, mine was captured by the small bridgetender buildings that … Read more

When Does The Tiny House Story End?

I have spent a rather large amount of time over the last month trying to grasp the concept of a tiny house history, how it plays into a more obtuse history of domiciles, and the inspiration spots we tiny housers regularly resort to. It has been eye opening to say … Read more

Was There A Tiny House On Plymouth Rock?

I submit this to the annuals of tiny house history. On December 21, 1620, the first landing party arrived at the site of what would later become the settlement of Plymouth, Mass and thus began the North American tiny house movement.   Due to weather conditions on ‘the Rock’ plans to … Read more

My Tiny Cabin In Kentucky

by Amy Gregory Our cabin is a tiny 10 x 20 located on property that has been in the family since the 1800’s. The cool part is that I was reunited with my family after being separated for 32 years. I lost both parents in a car accident as a … Read more

Finding Freedom: a return to Usonia

“Tiny House History” is not so much an actual academic topic as it is a supposed idea of how we got to the place of sustainable homesteading, as it were. While it may come with some argument or even disdain I propose that tiny house history did not begin in … Read more