305 Morgan Street-Log Cabin - St. Charles, MO - Missouri Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of cabin: St. Charles County
Location of cabin: Morgan St. & N 3rd St., west side of Italianate home, St. Charles
Built: 1835

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305 Morgan Street - Log Cabin Log cabin built by Fidelis & Euphrosine Schwendemann, who came from Baden Germany and married in 1835 at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Constructed originally on a farm in St. Peters, Mo. As time passed a frame building was constructed around the cabin. When it was decided to tear down the structure, they found the cabin nestled inside. Glen Bishop offered to have the cabin moved to it's current location.

Web link: [Web Link] History of Mark: Meghan and James Reed live in St. Charles in an Italianate house dating to 1865. Over time, many of its original features have been removed and replaced with elements of Greek Revival architecture, like the tall windows with simple surrounds and a front porch with round columns. A log cabin on the property is 30 years older than the house. Built by Fidelis and Euphrosine Schwendeman on their farm in St. Peters, like the main house, it’s undergone its own aesthetic transformations. In the late 19th century, frame additions were built onto the cabin as the Schwendeman clan grew, eventually enclosing it. It wasn’t until the St. Peters house was torn down, in 1997, that the little log cabin was discovered inside. The previous property owner labeled each log and moved the cabin to its current location, on Morgan, updating it with new insulation, electrical, and plumbing. In 2020, the Reeds embarked on a renovation of their own, turning the cabin into an Airbnb and propelling it into the modern age. Additional point: Not Listed

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