Cook Dodd Cabin

The Cook-Dodd cabin was built in 1785 on Route 19 in the village of Amity, Pa.  It is one of the original cabins built on one of the twenty-two town lots which Daniel Dodd and Ziba Cook advertised in the Western Telegraph and Washington Advertiser in 1797.  The cabin was built on lot #6 (65 ft. by 165ft.) with a dug well, which served the small village.  The cabin is unique since it has a double fireplace, a huge lintel, a loft and a half dug cellar.  The cabin size is 24.5 ft. by 20 ft.

 

The Cook-Dodd cabin was given to the Amwell Township Historical Society in 2005 by D. Reed and Margaret Farabee.  In 2006, the Historical Society tore the building down and began the process of restoring it on the same location and with the same dimensions as the original.  Between, 2007-2012, members worked to restore it, using most of the original logs.  The video below shows the process of restoring the cabin.  The cabin is a Registered Landmark by the Washington County Landmarks Foundation