The Christian Wetzel Cabin, near Junction City, Kansas, also known as the Louis Kettlass Cabin, was built in 1857 by Isaac H. Loder for $225 for Louis Kettlass.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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| Location | About 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Junction City, Kansas at the junction of Interstate 70 and K-57 |
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| Coordinates | 39°01′46″N 96°52′19″W / 39.029379°N 96.871941°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1857 |
| Built by | Isaac H. Loder |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000757[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1973 |
It is a one-story log cabin with a loft.[2]
The cabin was relocated in about 1955 by the Kansas District Lutheran-Laymen's League, which restored the structure and opened it as a Lutheran historical site and museum.[2] The site was relocated again in 2004 to the west side of Junction City to the Spring Valley Historic Site.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christian Wetzel Cabin / Louis Kettlass Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With six photos from 1971 and 2004.