David McKenzie Log Cabin
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The David McKenzie Log Cabin is a historic house located within the Mountain Homeplace
in Staffordsville
, Kentucky
, United States
. The cabin was built between 1860 and 1865 by David McKenzie, who was an early settler of Johnson County
. It was originally located at 37°52′56"N 82°54′44"W, in Volga
but was moved to the Mountain Homeplace in the early 1990s by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on January 26, 1982.
The cabin is a double-pen, -story cabin measuring approximately 34.6 by. It is not known if the structure was originally a double-pen structure as it is today or whether the eastern pen, constructed of poplar
, was built first followed by the addition of the western pen, which is of yellow pine
. The walls are built of hewn
logs with dovetail notching. The cabin rests on sandstone
piers and contains a central fireplace, which is also made of sandstone.
Mountain Homeplace
The Mountain Homeplace is a living history museum located within Paintsville Lake State Park, in Staffordsville, Kentucky. The museum is a recreation of a mid-nineteenth century farming community and includes a blacksmith shop, one room schoolhouse, church, cabin, and a barn with farm grounds...
in Staffordsville
Staffordsville, Kentucky
Staffordsville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community was originally named Frew and the first post office was established on July 14, 1882, with Millard F. Rule as postmaster But in 1893, postmistress Jessie Stafford changed the post office's name...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The cabin was built between 1860 and 1865 by David McKenzie, who was an early settler of Johnson County
Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1843. As of 2000, the population was 23,445. Its county seat is Paintsville...
. It was originally located at 37°52′56"N 82°54′44"W, in Volga
Volga, Kentucky
Volga is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Its ZIP Code is 41219. Volga is located at an elevation of 718 feet ....
but was moved to the Mountain Homeplace in the early 1990s by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on January 26, 1982.
The cabin is a double-pen, -story cabin measuring approximately 34.6 by. It is not known if the structure was originally a double-pen structure as it is today or whether the eastern pen, constructed of poplar
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
, was built first followed by the addition of the western pen, which is of yellow pine
Southern Yellow Pine
Southern Yellow Pine doesn't refer to any one species of tree, but rather a group of species which are classified as yellow pine , and are native to the Southern United States. They grow very well in the acidic red clay soil found in most of the region. The varieties include Loblolly, Longleaf,...
. The walls are built of hewn
Hewing
Hewing is the process of converting sections of a tree stem from its rounded natural form into a form with more or less flat surfaces using primarily, among other tools, an axe or axes...
logs with dovetail notching. The cabin rests on sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
piers and contains a central fireplace, which is also made of sandstone.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, KentuckyNational Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, KentuckyThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Kentucky.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States...
- Mountain HomeplaceMountain HomeplaceThe Mountain Homeplace is a living history museum located within Paintsville Lake State Park, in Staffordsville, Kentucky. The museum is a recreation of a mid-nineteenth century farming community and includes a blacksmith shop, one room schoolhouse, church, cabin, and a barn with farm grounds...