Versailles in Ripley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Original Jacob Funkhouser Cabin

Photographed By Craig Doda, February 17, 2024

1. Original Jacob Funkhouser Cabin Marker

Inscription. Smith-Engel Cabin
Built in the 1830's
Laughery Twp., Ripley County
A gift from:
The Arnold Wehr Family
in 1979

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.

Location. 39° 4.23′ N, 85° 15.111′ W. Marker is in Versailles, Indiana, in Ripley County. Marker is on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 N Washington St, Versailles IN 47042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. C.C. Wheeler Post, No. 98, G.A.R. (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitching Post (within shouting distance of this marker); John Hunt Morgan's Code of Honor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen S. Harding (about 500 feet away); Ripley County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Site of Masonic Hall (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Ripley County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.

Also see . . . Museum (Ripley County Historical Society).

Excerpt: The log cabin was built in the 1830s by Jacob Funkhouser on land in Laughery Township acquired in a Govt. land grant.

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Smith-Engel Cabin, named after other families who lived there. The WEHR family purchased the land and gave the cabin to the Ripley County Historical Society. In 1979, the cabin was dismantled and reconstructed at it's present site by the Society to preserve a historical home of the pioneers.

(Submitted on March 7, 2024.)

Original Jacob Funkhouser Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, February 17, 2024

2. Original Jacob Funkhouser Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 29, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 29, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.