William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace
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This log home is typical of Scots-Irish log structures built in the densely forested area of southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 1700s. Anna and Alexander McGuffey lived here for five years and had three children before moving west to Ohio. Their second child, William Holmes (1800-1873), went on to create the popular Eclectic Readers for frontier schoolchildren.
This log home is typical of Scots-Irish log structures built in the densely forested area of southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 1700s. Anna and Alexander McGuffey lived here for five years and had three children before moving west to Ohio. Their second child, William Holmes (1800-1873), went on to create the popular Eclectic Readers for frontier schoolchildren.
Artifact
Cabin (House)
Date Made
circa 1790
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Washington county
Creator Notes
Built about 1790 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Porches and Parlors District
Object ID
32.1044.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Oak (Wood)
Stone (Worked rock)
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