Red House in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014
1. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker
Inscription.
Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin. . Albert T Fancher, former New York State senator and chairman of the Allegany State Park Commission, had this colonial-style lodge built in the summer of 1927. The interior includes a large, combination living and dining room with a massive stone fireplace.
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.
Albert T Fancher, former New York State senator and chairman of the Allegany State Park Commission, had this colonial-style lodge built in the summer of 1927. The interior includes a large, combination living and dining room with a massive stone fireplace.
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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42° 0.693′ N, 78° 48.776′ W. Marker is in Red House, New York, in Cattaraugus County. Marker is on ASP 3, ¼ mile east of ASP 1, on the left. Marker is in Allegany State Park, Quaker cabin area, along the south side of ASP 3, east of ASP 1, and generally across from the entrance to Angle cabin trail. Quaker Run is immediately behind the Fancher cabin. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salamanca NY 14779, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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."
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014
2. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker
Eastward on ASP 3
. Quaker area (Submitted on September 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014
3. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin
front and west sides
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014
4. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker
west and south sides
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014
5. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker
east and front sides
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 648 times since then and 19 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.
