▁Company ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁William ▁Ba con ▁intended ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁cabin ▁for ▁his ▁grand son , ▁William ▁Douglas ▁Ba con . ▁The ▁hom est ead ▁he ▁en vision ed ▁was ▁ 4 ▁room ▁and ▁ 2 ▁story , ▁with ▁suitable ▁comfort ▁and ▁plenty ▁of ▁living ▁space . ▁The ▁house ▁took ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁build , ▁and ▁had ▁fire p laces ▁on ▁both ▁levels , ▁a ▁kitchen ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁cook , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁lux ur ious ▁features . ▁ ▁The ▁intent ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁the ▁Ba con ▁Log ▁Cab in ▁was ▁pl aster ed ▁had ▁an ▁intent ional ▁he ating ▁purpose . ▁The ▁cabin ▁was ▁built ▁two ▁stories ▁tall , ▁in ▁a ▁for ested ▁area , ▁which ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁he ating ▁difficulties , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁materials ▁and ▁technology ▁at ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁The ▁architect ▁ended ▁up ▁following ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁architect ▁S per n elli , ▁along ▁with ▁pl aster ing ▁techniques ▁and ▁a ▁fire place ▁to ▁ent rap ▁heat , ▁in ▁a ▁moder ate ▁climate . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁had ▁occupied ▁the ▁house ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁another ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Ba con ▁Log ▁Cab in ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Old ▁Tra ils ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁an