{"nrhp_refnum":"83002214","name":"Drake Log Cabin","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Williams Alley","address_restricted":false,"city":"Apollo","county":"Armstrong County","state":"PA","lat":40.578435342000034,"lon":-79.56632237599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Drake Log Cabin is an 18 by 22 foot, one-room log cabin in Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, now used as a museum. It was restored in 1971 and is regarded as the oldest structure in Apollo.","why_significant":"The cabin is significant for its early folk construction type and its role in the historical development of Apollo Borough. Its exact construction date is uncertain because early land records were lost in an 1858 courthouse fire. The form states it is the finest example of this dwelling type remaining in Armstrong County and the only one in Apollo Borough.","narrative":"A one-room log cabin measuring 18 by 22 feet stands in Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, built of hand-hewn logs set in layers of mud mortar beneath a split-shingle gable roof with an end stone chimney. Its construction date is uncertain because an 1858 fire destroyed early land transfer records in the county courthouse. Local tradition places its origin between 1816 and 1848, and a deed of 1882 names George Hunter as an original purchaser of the lot, with a 1916 history crediting him as its builder. The cabin is considered the oldest surviving structure in Apollo, since all buildings from the town's earliest period have been lost. It exemplifies an early folk dwelling type brought to the region by settlers and carried westward by pioneers through Pennsylvania in the late 1700s and early-to-mid 1800s. The restoration completed in 1971 preserved its board-and-batten gable ends, iron strap hinges, and horseshoe above the doorway. Today it serves as a museum operated by the Apollo Area Historical Society.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1810","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Folk construction; one-room log dwelling","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Restored in 1971; presently utilized as a museum.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.554819-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/83002214.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002214/77a550e2c3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002214/77a550e2c3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drake_Log_Cabin.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drake_Log_Cabin.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994533","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Log_Cabin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5305612"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/armstrong-county/drake-log-cabin-83002214/"}