Details for Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497004693

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Marker Number 4693
Atlas Number 5497004693
Marker Title Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin
Index Entry Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin
Address Main St.
City Chico
County Wise
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 612099
UTM Northing 3684520
Subject Codes cabins, log houses
Marker Year 1996
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location First block east of city square, Chico
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text This log cabin, believed to have been built in the early 1870s, was the first place of worship for area Methodists and served as a schoolhouse. Dr. J. A. Siddons and his wife M. E. Siddons purchased the cabin in 1883 and enclosed it with other rooms. In 1918 J. D. Barnes and Rachel Perkins Barnes bought the property. The rooms surrounding the original log cabin were removed in the 1970s. It was moved to this site in 1987, and the fireplace stones were restored. The cabin features half-notched rough hewn oak logs, an interior loft, and measures 256 square feet. (1997)

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