The log cabin.
Many years ago this log cabin shown above was erected in Armstrong County. It is believed to have been originally built by Heinrich Schrecongost. The approximate size is eighteen by twenty-one feet. A friend has sated he remembered a second cabin at the same site, possibly of the dog-trot style of cabin.
At this time, I know the building was in existence in 1850. So when was this structure originally erected? I don’t know if that information will ever be discovered.
Fortunately, funds have been raised to dismantle the building and later reconstruct it in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. The new site is, hopefully, going to be on the property owned by the Armstrong County Historical and Genealogical Museum.
Re-erecting this building will prove to be a challenge for some of the logs are not in the best shape from years of weather and rain. Carpenter ants and/or termites, no doubt, have had a part in log destruction.
Any individual or group interested with helping with funding this dismantling and re-erection of this log cabin may do so by sending a check to:
Armstrong County Historical Museum
300 North McKean Street, Kittanning, PA 16201
(Checks can be made out to: ACHMGS
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