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AUSTINTOWN -- The township has been awarded $130,000 through the National Park Service (NPS) Semiquincentennial Historic Preservation Grant to revitalize the Austin Log House, the oldest standing structure in the township.
The grant will replace exterior windows with historically accurate replacements, improve drainage surrounding the cabin and complete aesthetic improvements. The Austin Log House was built in 1814 by War of 1812 veteran Calvin Austin, who founded Austintown Township and served as the Connecticut Western Reserve's first Justice of the Peace.
The 19th century log cabin includes period specific military uniforms, artifacts, photographs and furnishings of the time. Austin Log House sat vacant throughout much of the 20th Century, until the building was acquired by township officials and rehabilitated in 1976 in anticipation of America’s Bicentennial celebrations.
Today it is a popular attraction for school field trips, history enthusiasts and anyone interested in the early history of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Austintown trustees Monica Deavers, Bruce Shepas and Jamie Ciccone would like to thank former trustee Robert Santos and KO Consulting LLC for their efforts in obtaining this grant. Work on the renovations will take place over the next year and will be completed by 2028.
This project is being supported in part by a Semiquincentennial grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.