A graduate student thesis has determined an abandoned house in Forbes State Forest in Fayette County is one of the oldest buildings still standing in western Pennsylvania.
“For me and many others, it is a personal connection to the past that sparks interest in and support for preservation,” said Katherine Peresolak, RPA, who now has an M.A. in applied archaeology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The building is known as the Carroll Cabin -- so named because of the long history of home and property ownership by the Carroll family and later descendants.
It is a hand-hewn log building with a northern plank frame addition. Full article -
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/GoodNatured/Pages/Article.aspx?post=185&fbclid=IwAR1xrT4F2_jepG71NHkX_oyeai5-Ioikd8Z2NGDfU8g9h2heCd5MzdVkWCY
A graduate student thesis has determined an abandoned house in Forbes State Forest in Fayette County is one of the oldest buildings still standing in western Pennsylvania.
“For me and many others, it is a personal connection to the past that sparks interest in and support for preservation,” said Katherine Peresolak, RPA, who now has an M.A. in applied archaeology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The building is known as the Carroll Cabin -- so named because of the long history of home and property ownership by the Carroll family and later descendants.
It is a hand-hewn log building with a northern plank frame addition. Full article -
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/GoodNatured/Pages/Article.aspx?post=185&fbclid=IwAR1xrT4F2_jepG71NHkX_oyeai5-Ioikd8Z2NGDfU8g9h2heCd5MzdVkWCY
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