People gathered outside a log cabin at night - log cabins

Self-guided · metro area, Pennsylvania

Log Cabins in State College, PA

Log cabins and log houses on the record near you, the oldest kind of house still standing in many counties.

The State College, PA metro area has about 157,393 residents, ranking 277th in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of State College, PA and the source for each site.

Girl knocking on wooden door - log cabins — Photo: Geranimo on Unsplash

Historic wooden house with a figure and bench - log cabins — Photo: Darin Wicentowich on Unsplash

An old log cabin with a brick chimney - log cabins — Photo: Michael Toler on Unsplash

On the record near State College, PA

The 10 nearest

10 listed sites on the record match log cabins within 120 miles of State College, PA, out of 55 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Waggoner, Daniel, Log House and Barn13 miles from the center of State College · Building · Spring Mills · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
St. Severin's Old Log Church21 miles from the center of State College · Building · Cooper Settlement · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District80 miles from the center of State College · District · Cooksburg · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
Chestnut Street Log House81 miles from the center of State College · Building · Lebanon · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Drake Log Cabin91 miles from the center of State College · Building · Apollo · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Indian Steps Cabin101 miles from the center of State College · Building · Airville · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
Stoever, John Casper, Log House105 miles from the center of State College · Building · New Holland · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
Berk, Daniel, Log House105 miles from the center of State College · Building · Albany · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Log House, Hiester House, and Market Annex106 miles from the center of State College · Building · Reading · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Coon Family Log Cabin113 miles from the center of State College · Building · Beaver Dams · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of State College, PA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Log Cabins in State College, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
4
View from the public way and note what has changed
5
Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in State College, PA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in State College, PA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in State College

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In State College, PA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in State College, PA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.