Pioneer Norwegian Log Home – Chippewa Falls, WI
N 44° 57.185 W 091° 24.197
15T E 625948 N 4978978
The sign outside the historic log cabin at Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls tells about moving the structure to Irvine Park.
Waymark Code: WMMA4H
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2014
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The sign outside the historic log cabin at Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls tells about moving the structure to Irvine Park. The text reads:
“Pioneer Norwegian Log Home. This log house, constructed of hand-hewn White Pine logs, was built by Norwegian immigrant Ole Pederson Bjerke about 1881. Ole and his wife Mari had three sons, Gus, John, and Charles.
“Around 1880 Ole had applied for a Homestead in the Chippewa County township of Colburn, nine miles east of Cornell. The log home was built at that site and lived in by Ole and Mari until their deaths in 1905 and 1908. Their descendants lived in it until 1953.
“In February of 1979 the Clement Bayerl family, a great grandson of Ole Bjerke, donated the log home to the Chippewa Historical Society. It was moved to this site by the Mitchell House Moving Company and restored to pioneer standards by Mike Young. The CC Historical Society furnished the log home and in 1987 donated it to the City of Chippewa Falls for Irvine Park.
“Chippewa County Historical Society, Marker Sign #24”
Original Location: N 45° 00.937 W 091° 02.671
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Museum
Related Website: Not listed
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