Welcome to Robinson Park

Welcome to Robinson Park. . Proctor Cabin , Englishman, Thomas Proctor and wife Susannah Chadwick in 1854 brought their family to America and built this log home within what was then called "Lake City Fort". , , Today their home still stands within the boundary of the fort. The cabin's construction on the corners is called "double notch". , , Brown Cabin , In 1880 the Adamson daughter, Janet, married James Brown, a young miner from Scotland. These two were married in American Fork Canyon. Their log home is referred to as a story and a half and has logs with a "half dovetail" corner notch. The Brown children were blessed to have their home next door to their Adamson grandparents. , , Here you'll see a wagon barn, two log homes, and a third log home north of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum building. These three homes were constructed by American Fork residents: , . Thomas and Susannah Chadwick Proctor (1854) , . Alexander and Elizabeth Nichols Adamson (1867) , . James and Janet Adamson Brown (1880) , Constructed of wood - mostly spruce from American Fork canyon - the logs were flattened or "hewn” by axe. The corner joints of the cabins are each shaped in different styles of notching. , , Adamson Cabin , "Come in and tarry a bit” was the invite given to everyone by Elizabeth Nicolson, wife of Alexander Adamson. Alexander Adamson farmed 120 acres north of his home that he called the "highlands". These Scottish emigrants built their log home in 1867. The cabin was built with a rock cellar and a small wood window (on back). , , This cabin has "full dovetail” notched corners. It was originally located 350 North 100 West. , , Wagon Barn Built in 2015 this wagon barn protects the two wagons which are in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection.