Berger--Kiel House Outhouse - Mascoutah, Illinois - Outhouses on Waymarking.com

This is an old wooden outhouse behind the historic Berger--Kiel Log House in Mascoutah. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places (the house, not the outhouse). It is a real outhouse but I'm not sure if it was moved here or not. I was unable to get the door open. I believe it was nailed shut. So perhaps the outhouse is just for display purposes to go with the historic house.

Location: About the house: From the Mascoutah Historical Society website: The Berger-Kiel House is a hall and parlor log and frame structure, one-and-a-half story with a gable roof. The original house was built c.1863-1864 for a low-income rural family during the mid-nineteenth century, with two rooms - one up and one down. The builder of the house is not known, but, most likely, the house was built by, or for, the Jacob Berger family. A frame addition was constructed on the rear c.1868-1872 using timber frame technology, giving the house a saltbox form. The house was occupied continuously for almost 130 years, first by the Berger-Kiel family and later by members of the Post-Roever family (after c.1940). Originally the house was sited farther north, on Illinois State Route 4, now the entrance to Mid-America Airport. The house was impacted by the construction of the airport, a joint-use facility with Scott Air Force Base. The Mascoutah Historical Society purchased the house from St. Clair County for one dollar, with an agreement to restore the building. In May, 1995, the house was moved to its present location, a parcel of land purchased by the City of Mascoutah as an addition to its park system. How many holes?: Not listed Construction: Not listed

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