Richard Lieber Log Cabin

Richard Lieber Log Cabin
Richard Lieber Log Cabin, October 2012
LocationTurkey Run State Park, north of Marshall, Indiana, Sugar Creek Township, Parke County, Indiana
Coordinates39°53′4″N 87°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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Sue Beecher Gilliam and Vicki Loveland (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Finney House" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.