The Dee Cabin

This log home was built by an early Rochester settler, William Dee. Irish immigrant William and his wife Bridget built this cabin in 1862. Their first child was born in the cabin the night they first occupied it.

The cabin is made using poplar logs. With the help of 25 men, the cabin was built in just one day.

It was first located in Rochester on 6th Street SW near 4th and is typical of an early settler’s home. The last person to live here was Anna Benson Ward, who rented the cabin for $3 per month from 1907 to 1911. Anna lived in the cabin with her 5 children.

The Dee Cabin has been moved six times over the years, including the move to its current home on the campus of the History Center!