Christian Wetzel Cabin

Christian Wetzel Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	About 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Junction City, Kansas at the junction of Interstate 70 and K-57
Coordinates	39°01′46″N96°52′19″W / 39.029379°N 96.871941°W / 39.029379; -96.871941
Area	less than one acre
Built	1857
Built by	Isaac H. Loder
NRHP reference No.	73000757 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1973

The Christian Wetzel Cabin, near Junction City, Kansas, also known as the Louis Kettlass Cabin, was built in 1857 by Isaac H. Loder for $225 for Louis Kettlass. ^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

It is a one-story log cabin with a loft. ^[2]

The cabin was relocated in about 1955 by the Kansas District Lutheran-Laymen's League, which restored the structure and opened it as a Lutheran historical site and museum. ^[2] The site was relocated again in 2004 to the west side of Junction City to the Spring Valley Historic Site.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christian Wetzel Cabin / Louis Kettlass Cabin". National Park Service . Retrieved December 21, 2017. With six photos from 1971 and 2004.