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Enjoy This Unique Log Home Furniture
From Old Hickory

For 100 years, our methods have basically remained the same. The rewards to the buyer have continued, through generation after generation, to those who purchase and appreciate Old Hickory's log home furniture.

Old Hickory's beginnings predate accurate newspaper records, but can be traced back to a craftsman named Billy Richardson. In the 1880's, Richardson built hoop chairs, settees and tables from the hickory wood that flourished in the limestone-rich soils of Indiana. On weekends, he sold his log home furniture on the town square in the nearby county seat of Martinsville.

But even Billy Richardson was building on earlier traditions. The earliest pioneers who crossed the Great Smokies discovered that hickory was well-suited for building furnishings that would endure for generations. A few years back, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture described hickory wood as "exceptionally tough, heavy and strong," confirming the experienced wisdom of our early pioneers.

Out of this legacy, Old Hickory was born. It grew because people found comfort and quality in its natural forms and sturdy construction. People in Chicago and New York were attracted to Old Hickory log home furniture by displays in merchandise marts and department stores as early as 1920. From the early 1900's. many of our national parks featured Old Hickory furnishings, including the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone, where the dining chairs from the 1906 opening are still in use today!.

One of our favorite photos from that era presents Greta Garbo sitting very nervously on an Old Hickory chair next to an uncaged lion.

In today's world, many things change. Making Old Hickory log home furniture is not one of them. Each winter, the self-regenerating hickory trees are harvested and the wood is shipped to us here in Shelbyville. After curing in our own kiln, the wood is crafted into the casually elegant furniture that is our hallmark, and shipped throughout the world.

"The best goll-durn furniture you ever did see" quipped one customer in 1910... "an instant heirloom" said a recent customer. Old Hickory is firmly rooted in its beginnings and remains today stubbornly old-fashioned in its insistence on old-fashioned quality.

We believe that Old Hickory continues to thrive today because we continue to build our products in a way that Billy Richardson would understand ... each piece is hand-crafted and assembled with old-fashioned care because good quality is always in fashion.

Today's great rooms are for relaxing, for family and for friends. An entertainment center from Old Hickory blends with the brick or stone fireplace. The Grove Park Lounge Chair and Sofa circle a pine-top coffee table. A rocker beckons the world-weary traveler at the end of the day. Old Hickory makes this room a great room - for reflection, and most importantly, for relaxation.

An antique barn-wood buffet is piled high with ribs and chicken and all the trimmings. The trestle table is set and the sturdy sapling chairs await the entrance of this evening's very special guests.

It is another night around the family dinner table. And Old Hickory makes it special again, with a blend of fabrics, and woods, and careful construction that provides a special place for dining - and conversation on into the night, every night.

At the Rainforest Cafe in Orlando (and seven other locations world-wide), they line up and wait for up to two hours; when seated they're in Old Hickory chairs. Five thousand a day - day after day.

Enjoy This Unique Log Home Furniture From Old Hickory

Enjoy This Unique Log Home Furniture
From Old Hickory