John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Log Cabin

Constructed at some point between 1895 and 1900, the 12’4” x 16’10” log cabin is a one-story, one room structure with a cedar shingle gable roof. The cabin was part of the Officer Homestead. According to the 1988 Historic American Buildings Survey, the log cabin was built elsewhere, floated down the John Day River, and placed on its present site in 1900 (this finding was not substantiated in later reports). The Cants used the cabin for storage in both the sheep and cattle ranching eras.