Frisco in Summit County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Wood's Cabin
Circa 1860
| | Town of Frisco | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2025
1. Wood's Cabin Marker
The Wood's Cabin is Frisco's oldest standing structure and served as a family residence, a post office drop, a bank, a madams house, a saloon and a storage facility. Constructed with pioneer logs during the Civil War era before both Colorado established statehood and Frisco was founded, this cabin was moved in 1998 to the park from 219 Galena Street.
Original Owner: Gus Levine
Donor: Robert & Dorothy Wham
Erected by Town of Frisco, Colorado.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 39° 34.499′ N, 106° 6.041′ W. Marker is in Frisco, Colorado, in Summit County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street (Business Interstate 70) and 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker and cabin are in Frisco Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 East Main Street, Frisco CO 80443, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies and on the Continental Divide.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spring House (a few steps from this marker); Frisco Jail (a few steps from this marker); Prestrud/Staley House (a few steps from this marker); Frank & Annie Ruth House (within shouting distance of this marker); Niemoth Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Trapper's Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Ute Tipi (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frisco.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Frisco Historic Park & Museum
Also see . . . The Woods Cabin (Frisco Historic Park & Museum Virtual Tour).
(By Timothy J. McCall & Rose Gorrell) Excerpt: This little cabin stood proudly through many historical eras and illustrates the transformations of commerce in Frisco. At the turn of the(Submitted on November 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)20th century, Frisco became an important transportation hub. Mail, mining supplies, food, clothing, and people, passed through the town. They first rode on wagons and stagecoaches before being loaded onto one of the two railroads that ran through town. Businesses and residences lined Main Street, consisting of boardinghouses, hotels, livery stables, Blacksmith shops, and the post office. The railroads supplied a burgeoning Frisco with its lifeblood: transportation. Silver Ore from the Leadville and Tenmile mining districts was loaded onto train cars for shipment to large smelters and mills in Denver. Since Summit County farmers cultivated only a few crops aside from small patches of potatoes, canned food arrived on the trains during the return trip to Denver. Small shops housed in cabins, like Woods cabin, multiplied as more specialty goods and commodities arrived in town. Nowadays, Woods Cabin represents the diversity of products available to Frisco residents around the turn of the 19th century: unusual patent medicines, canvas sacks of barley, fine Prince Albert Tobacco, and, of course, canned clams.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 20252. Wood's CabinThe marker is mounted on the right side of the front entrance.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2025
3. Wood's Cabin
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
