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History of the "Viking" Longhouse at Put-in-Bay
The
original Viking Longhouse on South Bass Island, Put-in-Bay, Ohio takes
you back in time to recapture the spirit of the Nordic forefathers.
Using more than 46 tons of white pine, this building is typical of the
barracks built by the Vikings in the year 800 A.D.
The Longhouse was built by island artist and teacher Edward
Hill, who used the Nordic "Edword Hyll", in the early 1980's. Hill used
the Longhouse for his working studio, gallery and public tours, as well
as for his island home.
Hill worked primarily in iron and used the Longhouse's
centrally located fireplace to heat the metal he forged by hand into
practical every day items such as candle sconces and trivets. He also
worked in wood. He sold his items at the Longhouse's gallery gift shop.
The original entrance to the Viking Longhouse, a popular tourist
attraction nearly 30 years ago, still exists but is no longer used.
The structure itself is an 80 percent scale model of an ages
old building in Trelleborg, Denmark. This unique Put-in-Bay home is 80
feet long.
Vikings rarely lived within villages or cities. They
 chose
to live in large barracks-type buildings that consisted primarily of one
large room. These "long houses" had a central fireplace to provide heat
and light and a hole in the roof for the smoke to escape. Long benches
lined the walls and were used for sitting and sleeping and large wooden
boxes held furs and pelts for keeping warm during the winter months.
Put-in-Bay's Viking Longhouse is built on 5 acres of
beautiful, private woodlands dotted with century oaks and walnut trees
and is just minutes from the Miller Ferry Dock, the island airport and
the island golf course.
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