Buckhorn Log Cathedral

This picture was taken before the rehearsal for the wedding of my friends Matt and Rachael (congrats!). This structure is the oldest and largest log cathedral in North America. The building was completed in 1928. The "Log Cathedral," listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of two remaining buildings of the original Witherspoon campus. The building was designed and financed by Edward F. Geer of Brooklyn, New York. Constructed of white oak from the mountains surrounding the valley, the church was built by local citizens and students of the school. The interior of the structure is somewhat medieval in appearance and Scandinavian in style. The high open-beam ceiling and the great spaciousness of the interior impresses visitors. The rich, natural oak finish of the walls gives warmth and identification with the church's rural, wooded surroundings. The Hook and Hastings Pipe Organ, carted over the mountains by oxen, is one of the first of its kind in the mountains of Kentucky.