Red House in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin

By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014

1. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker

Inscription. 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.

Location. 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. Touch for map

By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014

2. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker

Eastward on ASP 3

. 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. Marker is in this post office area: Salamanca NY 14779, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The School in the Forest (approx. 2.3 miles away); Stoddard Hollow (approx. 6.4 miles away); Weather Station (approx. 6.9 miles away); Outdoor Museum (approx. 6.9 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 7 miles away); Ski Jumping (approx. 7.2 miles away); Allegany State Park's Camp Allegany (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fire Observation Stations: / Fire Tower is Reborn (approx. 9.8 miles away). 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. Quaker area (Submitted on September 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin image. Click for full size.

By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014

3. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin

front and west sides

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By Anton Schwarzmueller, September 25, 2014

4. Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin Marker

west and south sides

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. This page originally submitted on September 28, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 20 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.