Texas Log Cabins

These authentic log cabins, built by pioneers 100 years ago, recall a way of life in early Texas when great courage was required to meet the hardships of frontier existence. Constant threats from Indians, poor crops, adverse weather, primitive living conditions did not stop these ingenious people from developing a wilderness into a land of opportunity. The log cabin, a familiar sight in Cross Timbers country of North Texas, was most readily available type of construction to the pioneer and his family. He was too far from a mill to obtain "box lumber." Skill, stamina were needed when preparing logs with such tools as the axe, broad and adze. Styles of fitting corners included "quarter notch" and "dovetail." Oak, cedar and heart pine woods were used. The cabin was a welcome sight to neighbors and saddle-sore travelers. Each told a personal story of frontier life and the family that lived within. The Tomkins cabin was a landmark on Ft. Worth-Belknap Road; visitors were welcome. Isaac Parker cabin was the last home of Cynthia Ann Parker after she was taken from her Comanche family in 1860. This Log Cabin Village was created so that part of the spirit of the Texas frontier would survive.

Texas Log Cabins is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7204, -97.3615 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roy A. and Glady's Westbrook House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Westbrook Estate, Fort Worth Zoological Park, and Shaw, Thomas G. & Marjorie, House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005263. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.