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 Fever River Research prepared an Illinois Historic American Building Survey (IL-HABS)
documentation package for the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site in 1997.
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is situated approximately ten miles
south of Charleston, Illinois. During the mid-nineteenth century, Thomas and
Sarah Bush Lincoln resided on the 86 acre property from 1840 until their
respective deaths in 1851 and 1869. The State of Illinois purchased the
property in 1929 and developed it into a State Historic Site as part of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” initiative to revive and stabilize
the American economy after the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation
Corps (CCC), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Illinois
Department of Public Works and Buildings, developed the Lincoln Log Cabin State
Park between 1935 and 1941. The site is significant in respect to park
development in Illinois and the CCC activity in the state during the era of the
Great Depression. In addition, the site also represents an early attempt at
integrating interpretive history with recreational activity. The work done by
Fever River Research documented the Oil House and Custodian’s House prior to
their demolition. |
