Candle
Light Woodshop
Built by John Thomas Cave in 1868.
The Caves were a family of woodworkers
in the late 1800s. In this shop, the Cave family built everything from
beds to fiddles for the local community. As the family and the business
grew, the addition on the right was added, sometime around 1880. A
few years later Albert Cave and his father built a larger shop down the
hill from this residence that has been converted into the local post
office. My brother and I feel the atmosphere of the shop helps keep us
connected to the family and woodworkers who once lived here. We have
dedicated our shop to Albert Cave who was the longest living World War I
veteran. He lived to be just three months shy of a century old. We enjoy
his garden and his spirit, which is still very much alive. |