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When it comes to log home living, our owners have a wealth of knowledge. Not only have they been involved in ownership and management of Honest Abe since the beginning, log home living is simply a part of their life.
All three have lived or grown up in the original Honest Abe Log Home, and have started another generation of log home living.
Janie Smith and her late husband, Doug, our founder, built the first Honest Abe home in the late 1970s. Their children, April and Shane, were raised in that home. Janie, who has been involved in the financial oversight of the company since the beginning, still lives in that home today. April and Shane and their families, following in the family (and company) footsteps, live in log homes, too. But why not? They’re big believers.
“Dad always wanted to live in a log home, and he wanted to help others realize their dream of doing that, too,” April said. “To him, log home living was just a given, and he sure passed that down to Shane and me, too.
“We don’t live in log homes just because we’re owners of the company,” Shane said, “we live in log homes because we want to. I can’t imagine living in any other type of home, and I feel proud to live in an Honest Abe log home, because I believe in our company and in the products and services we provide.”
“It’s been really gratifying to be a part of Honest Abe Log Homes since 1979,” Janie said, “and to see how our company has grown, stood the test of time, and helped thousands of people realize their dream of log home living. It’s truly been a family affair for us with Honest Abe, and we look forward to serving log home lovers for many more years.”
Doug Smith’s family loves to tell the Honest Abe story.
From BuildZoom: Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc, 9995 Clay County Hwy, Moss, TN (Owned by: Nick Patterson) holds a Contractor, Contractors: Contractors And Ltd Licensed Plumbers license and 4 other licenses according to the Tennessee license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 101 ranks in the top 12% of 55,771 Tennessee licensed contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.
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Verified License
| License # | 23429 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Tennessee |
| Type | Contractor, Contractors: Contractors And Ltd Licensed Plumbers |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of April 2026.
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License Not Verified
| License # | 4749, 1950 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Alabama |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of March, 2015. Check the current license status of Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc with the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors
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License Not Verified
| License # | 23429 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Tennessee |
| Type | Contractors |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of January, 2021. Check the current license status of Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
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Unverified License
| License # | 1950 |
| Status | Unable To Verify |
| State | Alabama |
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Unverified License
| License # | 12660 |
| Status | Unable To Verify |
| State | Tennessee |
| Type | Engineers |
- BuildZoom was not able to verify this license with the licensing board
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