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16381 State Highway 131

Historic Name:
Log Cabin Heritage Park Sign
Other Name:
Reference Number:
248722

Property Location

Location (Address)
16381 State Highway 131
County
Crawford
City/Village
Gays Mills
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1997
Additions
Survey Date
2025
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Log
Wall Material
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Y
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
2025: The Gays Mills Log Cabin Heritage Park is an open-air museum consisting of 7 log buildings dating from 1852 to 1905, that were moved to their present location between circa 1966 and circa 1979. Beginning in 1994, buildings and landscape elements of the park were reconstructed and reconfigured. Resources include the Matti Hen House (AHI 3877), McCann House (AHI 12651), Barker Cabin (AHI 15653), Wauzeka Ridge School House (248718), Tucker-O'Brien Log Cabin (248719), Nederlo Granary (248720), Altenburg-Zweifel Corn Crib (248721), and the museum sign (248722). The DuCharme House (12652) was destroyed by fire in 2001. The wood footbridge appears to have been removed between 2024-2025 for landscaping/grading work being done on the property. Another cabin noted in the property file, the Larson Cabin, moved to the property in 1999, is demolished. The Log Cabin Heritage Park Sign was constructed in circa 1997 by the Save Our Settlement group.
Bibliographic References
2025: Information relating to the park is contained within the Log Cabin Heritage Park file at the Gays Mills Public Library Archives.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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