The is the original cabin at the Olmsted Historical Farm in Kittatas Eastern wa.
The cabin--a bit overgrown and the best I could do without a machete
The rooms inside are furnished in the period
Love the shoes on the bed
A spinning wheel in the bedroom. It's a small cabin so we will use all available space.
Dinner time!!
Here is more info:
Farm History: Samuel Olmstead married Sarah Yale in 1861 and farmed the Minnesota frontier. Urged by Samuel’s half brother, J.D. Olmstead, they came to Kittitas Valley in 1875. They built the original cabin on this property in 1876 out of cottonwood trees from near the Yakima River.
The orchards and fruiting shrubs were planted in 1877. (Many of the old trees stand today) In 1881, Samuel died suddenly and left the burden of the farm to Sarah and her two sons, Phil and Jack. Their daughter, Clara married George Smith and they had two little girls. Unfortunately, Clara also died young and Sarah took in and raised the two little grandaughters.
In 1892 the young Olmstead men built the the dairy barn on the west end of the meadow. In 1908, the Olmsteads built the farmhouse and big red barn to store grain and hay.
In 1968, Leta May Smith and Clareta Olmstead Smith, the little girls raised by Sarah Olmstead years before, deeded Olmstead Place to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission for use as a historical park.
Here is more info:
Farm History: Samuel Olmstead married Sarah Yale in 1861 and farmed the Minnesota frontier. Urged by Samuel’s half brother, J.D. Olmstead, they came to Kittitas Valley in 1875. They built the original cabin on this property in 1876 out of cottonwood trees from near the Yakima River.
The orchards and fruiting shrubs were planted in 1877. (Many of the old trees stand today) In 1881, Samuel died suddenly and left the burden of the farm to Sarah and her two sons, Phil and Jack. Their daughter, Clara married George Smith and they had two little girls. Unfortunately, Clara also died young and Sarah took in and raised the two little grandaughters.
In 1892 the young Olmstead men built the the dairy barn on the west end of the meadow. In 1908, the Olmsteads built the farmhouse and big red barn to store grain and hay.
In 1968, Leta May Smith and Clareta Olmstead Smith, the little girls raised by Sarah Olmstead years before, deeded Olmstead Place to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission for use as a historical park.
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12 comments:
I cannot imagine living in such a small space. And I'm thinking of all the layers of clothing I'd need to wear to stay warm in winter.
Thank you for sharing this history!! I'm in the DAR and you don't really hear much about the DAR out west.
The cabin is in excellent condition. So thrilled that Leta and Clareta Smith donated their home stead to the state!!
very rustic! glad they preserved it!
It looks like a place with real character.
What a great find. I remember several of these items from my grandmother's house in northern Minnesota...that old organ, the spinning wheel,
Olmstead is a Swedish name...so probably part of the group of Swedes that migrated to Northern Minnesota.
We need to stop there sometime. Love old homesteads and museums. Cool!
How I would love to see this place...I would love to see those quilts close up. But would love the place anyway. My type of place to visit!
The more parks the merrier.
With all the space we have in our homes these days, it's hard to imagine how people lived in smaller spaces. We visited the recreated Viking village in Newfoundland and the structures were so compact, but you could see that even so, people had room to live and enjoy their surroundings. Of course, winter would have been tough, but with less space to heat it was probably not so bad. - Margy
I could move right in. Wonder if these are any of my relatives?
i never could have survived pre-air conditioning. Just saying.
That is a really cute cabin. Thank's for showing us that.
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