Lincoln Logs
It's from 1916, before you were born.
- Maker
- John Lloyd Wright / K'NEX
- Type
- Construction toy
- Debuted
- 1916
- Note
- Invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son
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About
As of 2026, it's 110 years old.
Lincoln Logs were dreamed up around 1916 by John Lloyd Wright — son of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright — reportedly inspired by the interlocking timber foundation of his father's earthquake-resistant Tokyo hotel. Notched miniature logs let kids stack cozy little cabins and forts.
Despite the architectural pedigree, the name leaned into frontier nostalgia and Abraham Lincoln's log-cabin mythology. They've been an Toy Hall of Fame staple ever since, teaching small hands the satisfying click of a well-notched corner.
Rustic, tactile, and architecturally descended, Lincoln Logs are the cabin-building toy designed by a Wright — just not the one you'd guess.
