Somewhat true if you mean not adjusted for inflation. But that means you can buy more too with higher wages (except low-wage jobs haven't kept up). If you mean rare woods and stuff, maybe so. But compare the labor part of modern forrestry to the stuff 130 years ago:

https://www.komatsuforest.com/-/media/komatsu-forest/images/...

A machine grabs the tree, cuts it from the ground, rolls it through a thing to remove all the branches all in just a few rapid smooth movements.

to build an old house like the old one will be impossible because you can't put asbestos in your walls and and have to comply with other build codes that were introduced over the last 120 years.