Built in 1927 on the south shore of Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula, the Ole Mickelson Cabin is a well preserved example of a vernacular Rustic Style summer residence faced in novel log siding that simulates traditional log construction. The cabin, which reportedly “excited much favorable comment” at the time of its construction, was designed by its Norwegian immigrant owner, who complemented the rustic idiom of the house with a variety of. river rock landscape features. In 1928, the house was illustrated as an example of log siding; nearly 65 years later, the house retains excellent exterior integrity and is an example of the Rustic Style as adapted to building techniques of the 1920s.