Richard Lieber Log Cabin

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Richard Lieber Log Cabin
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Richard Lieber Log Cabin, October 2012
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Location Turkey Run State Park, north of Marshall, Indiana, Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°53′4″N87°12′24″W / 39.88444°N 87.20667°W / 39.88444; -87.20667 Coordinates: 39°53′4″N87°12′24″W / 39.88444°N 87.20667°W / 39.88444; -87.20667
Arealess than one acre
Built1848 (1848)
Built byGay, Daniel; Lieber, Richard
Architectural styleSplit-log cabin
NRHP reference No. 01000403 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 2001

Richard Lieber Log Cabin, also known as the Old Log Cabin, is a historic log cabin located at Turkey Run State Park in Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana. It was built in 1848, and completely rebuilt in 1918. It is a one-story, hewn poplar log structure with a side-gable roof. It has a frame ell. The original log structure measures 30 feet wide and 20 feet deep and features a cat and clay chimney. [2] :5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Sue Beecher Gilliam and Vicki Loveland (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Finney House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.