Log Cabin Village

When log cabins began to fade out of use more than half a century ago, the Pioneer Texas Heritage Committee took notice. So, in the 1950s and early ’60s, the group teamed up with members of the Tarrant County Historical Society to restore and relocate six 19th-century log houses to Fort Worth in hopes of preserving a key component of Texas history. The result, now known as the Log Cabin Village, is a unique attraction just north of the TCU campus.

Since opening to the public in 1966, the village has added three structures to its holdings: Foster Cabin, a large plantation home; Marine School, a one-room schoolhouse; and, most recently, the Reynolds Smokehouse, where cuts of meat were once hanged and cured. Guests to the village can also venture through a blacksmith shop, herb garden, and a handful of other wooden homes that give an intimate portrayal of life in 19th century; all but one—the blacksmith shop—are authentic. A staff of historical interpreters provides context and insight into the way of life for Texans from the 1840s to the 1890s, when the use of log cabins was at its peak.