Thomas Gaddis Homestead

Thomas Gaddis Homestead - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Fort Gaddis is the oldest known building in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and the second oldest log cabin in Western Pennsylvania. It is located east of old U.S. Route 119, near the Route 857 intersection in South Union Township, Pennsylvania (east of Hopwood and south of Uniontown). Fort Gaddis was built about 1769-74 by Colonel Thomas Gaddis who was in charge of the defense of the region, and his home was probably designated as a site for community meetings and shelter in times of emergency, hence the term "Fort Gaddis," probably a 19th-century appellation. It is a 1 1/2-story, 1-room log structure measuring 26 feet long and 20 feet wide. Note: This includes Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1798

Source: en.wikipedia.org