Robinson Cabin - 1889
The cabin belonged to Dayton Robinson, along with his wife, children and his mother Amanda Robinson. They came from New York State in the late 1880s because of Dayton's health problems.
Today there are more than thirty descendents of Amanda Robinson in the area.
The cabin's original location was on the Elkhorn Creek, on property eventually purchased by the Rocky Mountain Dharma Center (now the Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center). The Center donated the cabin to the Historical Society and it was moved to its present location in June 1995.
The land upon which it presently sits was donated by the Merrick family.
The cabin was opened to public on August 10, 1996 after many dedicated hours of work by volunteers who restored and decorated it true to its past.
Restoration Facts About the Museum.
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The cabin has been restored very much to its original condition.
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Floors are the original.
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The two inside doors are original.
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Chinking inside is about 40% original and is believed to have come from a pit near the Elkhorn Creek close to the original cabin site.
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Chinking outside mostly fell out during the move, except the West side which for the most part is original.
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Lumber taken off the building has been used for inside and outside doors, window trim, trim on short walls inside, or wire and mop board.
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Inside on the logs are nails, tacks and material that was used to cover the original walls.
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The inside walls are in the original locations, but were restored as short walls to permit seeing into the rooms and viewing the artifacts which show how people lived in during the 1880s.
We plan in the future to take photos of the interior of the cabin to show the artifacts
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