North Lake Tahoe Historic Society and Museum - Tahoe City, CA - History Museums on Waymarking.com

From the museum website:

Watson Cabin Living Museum

Located at 560 North Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City, California, Watson Cabin still stands on the original site where it was built in 1909 by Robert Montgomery Watson and his son, Bob, as a honeymoon cottage for Bob and his bride, Stella Tong Watson.The log cabin is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes as the oldest building built on site in Tahoe City.

Since January, 1990, the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society has operated the cabin as a living museum featuring century-old furnishings and accessories.

Thanks to many wonderful volunteer docents, the Watson Cabin Living Museum is free and open to the public during the busier summer months.

A nearby interpretive display highlighting the history of this cabin reads:

The Watson Cabin

Positioned on bluff overlook Tahoe City's Commons Beach is the historic Watson's Log Cabin. The cabin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the oldest log structure remaining in the north Lake Tahoe area.

The two-story cabin was built in 1908 by Robert Montgomery Watson, Tahoe City's first constable, and his youngest son Robert Howard Watson. They constructed it using local resources including hand-swen logs chinked with cement, native stone for the fireplace and foundation, and deer horns decorating the exterior.

The Cabin was presented as a wedding gift to Robert and his new bride Stella Tong in 1909. Their daughter Mildred was born and lived there with roads made Tahoe City a popular location for summer tourists who came in increasing numbers. The quaint cabin was a popular stopping place.

The Watson's leased the cabin to "Husky" and Fern Hunt from 1947 through 1976. The Hunt's shop was well known by collectors of Navajo rugs and other Native American curios.

In the 1970s, Robert H. Watson's daughter Mildred Collins, offered the property to the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society. They dedicated the cabin as a Living History Museum.

This cabin was not open when we visited it.

Theme: Cultural history Street Address: PO Box 6141 Tahoe City, CA 96145 Food Court: no Gift Shop: yes Hours of Operation: Summer Hours: July - September Thursdays - Sundays Noon - 4pm Depending on volunteer availability Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Small Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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