Money Raised, But Funds Still Needed to Preserve Town and Country Log Cabin
The $12,000 needed to prevent a log cabin on Conway Road from being demolished has been raised. However, additional donations are still needed.
As previously reported by Patch, aldermen were initially considering allocating $12,000 of city money for the removal of a log cabin found inside a Town and Country home scheduled for demolition. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) However, at the end of November, Alderman Skip Mange decided to seek private funding for the $12,000 to disassemble the cabin at 13348 Conway Road reportedly build in 1854. The money was needed to remove the logs, catalogue them and store them at the city's Drace Park. Mange said it's a way to preserve the city's history. That money has now been raised by private donations. Mange said the Town and Country Parks and Trails Foundation donated $4,000 dollars toward the cabin. He also…
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