Clarence in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Goodrich-Landow Log Cabin
This building is not a replica but a genuine log cabin moved here in 1990 and restored as an exhibit by the Town of Clarence and the Historical Society. It is the best surviving local example of the type of cabin erected by early settlers from New England. Built by the Levi Goodrich Family circa. 1825, the cabin stood for 165 years on Goodrich Road.
Levi Goodrich, born in Hadley, Massachusetts in 1774, settled in Clarence in 1815. The patriarch of a large family was also a land surveyor. Goodrich laid out several major roads in Clarence, including the one named for him. In 1836 the entire Goodrich family left Clarence and relocated to the state of Michigan.
The Landow log home was originally on the east side of Goodrich Road, north of Lapp Road in the Town of Clarence. (1923 photo)
The last residents of the cabin were the family of Mr. & Mrs. Gustave Landrow, prominent members of the German settlement in north Clarence. The building was incorporated into the farmhouse of the Landrow's large and prosperous farm.
The restored fireplace wall is a focal point of the interior of the cabin. (Sherwood Greenberg photo, 2004)
The restored cabin has been oriented to the compass points as it was on the original site. The whitewashed, saddle-notched, round log building has a stone chimney back projecting through the north wall. Inside and out the chinking mortar between the logs was restored with a mixture of local clay, sand and animal hair. The hewn surfaces of the interior log walls were whitewashed with natural lime. The beaded wide-board partition wall, passing in front of the restored fireplace and bake oven, is an amazingly intact and rare original surviving feature.
Courtesy of East Hill Foundation, 2005
Erected 2005 by East Hill Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
Location. 42° 58.789′ N, 78° 35.878′ W. Marker is in Clarence, New York, in Erie County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 5) and Cummings Road. Marker is located on the grounds of the Clarence Historical Museum. The museum is just east of the exit for Clarence Town Park (Cummings Road). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10465 Main Street, Clarence NY 14031, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Watchman's Flag Shanty, West Shore Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Clarence - First Grist Mill in Erie County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); To Commemorate (about 600 feet away); In Grateful Memory (about 700 feet away); In Memory of Our Comrades (about 700 feet away); This Memorial (about 700 feet away); Clarence Town Park (about 700 feet away); Clarence Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarence.
Also see . . . Clarence Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on July 2, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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