John Patton Log Cabin

John Patton Log Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lexington Park District Park, Lexington, Illinois
Coordinates	40°38′55″N 88°46′48″W / 40.64861°N 88.78000°WCoordinates: 40°38′55″N 88°46′48″W / 40.64861°N 88.78000°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1829
Built by	John Patton
Architectural style	Log Construction
NRHP Reference #	86002008[1]
Added to NRHP	August 1, 1986

The John Patton Log Cabin is a log home located in Lexington Park District Park in Lexington, Illinois. The home was built in 1829 by John Patton, an early settler of McLean County. Patton, who was originally from Switzerland County, Indiana, came to a Kickapoo village in the area; he built his cabin with the tribe's assistance three months after his arrival. After McLean County was incorporated in 1831, the cabin became one of its first polling places. The cabin is now the only surviving early government building in the county as well as the only remnant of European interactions with Native Americans. The City of Lexington renovated the cabin in 1969 and now uses it as a museum.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1986.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Koos, Greg (August 3, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: John Patton Log Cabin" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2014.