Schuetz Log Cabin
National Register of Historic Places

Schuetz Log Cabin

Dalton, Morrill County, Nebraska
Listed
March 21, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000105

About this property

The Schuetz Log Cabin, near Dalton, Nebraska, is a historic log cabin that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It was built sometime between 1900 and 1920 and was deemed significant in the local area "for architecture as an excellent example of log construction in Morrill County, Nebraska." As of its NRHP nomination date in 2011, the cabin was in "fair" condition and "its core character defining features" were being revealed in rehabilitation in progress. It was built on the homestead of Louie Schuetz, who claimed 160 acres (65 ha) of land under the Homestead Act in 1890, after finding the site while hunting. Its attraction was that it had water. His property grew to 880 acres (360 ha) and his wife, Margaret Jane Hughes, had 160 acres more. After they married in 1891, they built and lived in, in succession, a sod house, then a native stone house, then the surviving log cabin, and later a frame house.

Location

Dalton, Morrill County, Nebraska
41.50103, -103.08849

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Mud Springs Station Archeological District (Boundary Increase)
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Courthouse and Jail House Rocks
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Morrill County Courthouse
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11.5 mi
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13.5 mi
Camp Clarke Bridge Site
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Yellow Thunder Camp (Sioux)
1868Indian Wars
4.6 mi

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When was Schuetz Log Cabin listed on the National Register?

Schuetz Log Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Schuetz Log Cabin?

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

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

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