National Register of Historic Places

Log Cabin

Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota
Listed
December 27, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001317

About this property

The Log Cabin is a historic restaurant in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1932 as a roadhouse—an eatery and nightclub catering to motorists in an isolated location. Opening in the last years of Prohibition, it was rumored to serve illegal alcohol and harbor gangsters. The Log Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for its associations with the roadhouse network that developed in the early-20th-century St. Croix Valley, and for its quaint log cabin motif designed to attract the first generation of automobile travelers. Over the years it has operated under the names Club Tara Hideaway, Club Tara, and—since 1997—Phil's Tara Hideaway.

Location

15021 60th St. N.
Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota
45.03514, -92.80191

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Log Cabin listed on the National Register?

Log Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Log Cabin?

Log Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Log Cabin?

The period of significance for Log Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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