Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin
Stone for the fireplace came from within Allegany State Park. Logs for the lodge came from nearby Pennsylvania. Experts cut and joined the logs to form a 45-foot by 30-foot cabin in keeping with the rustic ambience of the park.
Albert T. and Musette (Barker) Fancher on the porch of their lodge at Allegany State Park, ca. 1928.
Since Mrs. Fancher's death in 1944, the cabin has been used by successive Allegany State Parks Commission chairpeople and State Park commissioners.
Commissioner and Mrs. Fancher kept a stable of horses near their cabin. This 1928 photograph shows them entertaining a visiting couple from England.
Commissioner Fancher's will provided money for a swimming pool in the Quaker area and for landscaping around the Red House Administration Building. This photograph of the Fancher pool dates to ca. 1935.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Environment. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Allegany State Park's Oldest Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Tornado / Forest Succession (approx. 1.3 miles away); The School in the Forest (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wolf Run Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Site of First Wild Turkey Trap & Transfer Program (approx. 4.7 miles away); Welcome to Thunder Rocks (approx. 6.1 miles away); Stoddard Hollow (approx. 6.4 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 6.7 miles away in Pennsylvania). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red House.
More about this marker. A motor vehicle entrance fee is typically required during regular business hours in season and on weekends. There are two cabin areas in Allegany State Park. Quaker is the southern area. The word "run" in this region means "brook."
Also see . . . Allegany State Park - New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
