PARKThis structure is an excellent example of a dogtrot cabin. A dogtrot is a covered breezeway that separates two log rooms.The Parker home was eventually turned into a spacious house that bore no resemblance to the log structure hidden underneath. In 1920, Amon G. Carter acquired the Parker home and restored the log portion at Shady Oaks Farm. After Mr. Carter's death, the Amon G. Carter Foundation donated the historic structure to Log Cabin Village.This design allows the breeze to flow through the house in the summer. Since the kitchen is separate from the bedroom, the heat coming from the stove does not reach the sleeping quarters. In addition, each log room has its own fireplace which provides warmth in the winter.This cabin shows how a dogtrot cabin may have been furnished in the 1870s. Among some of the artifacts displayed are photographs of the Parker family, a small child’s chair owned by the Parker family, and the chair that is said to have been Sam Houston’s favorite when he visited the Parkers.ER LOGCABIN
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