Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin

Allegany State Park's Fancher Cabin (HM1GXI)

Location: Salamanca, NY 14779 Cattaraugus County
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N 42° 0.693', W 78° 48.776'

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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.

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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 2:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 681099 N 4653372
Decimal Degrees42.01155000, -78.81293333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 0.693', W 78° 48.776'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 0' 41.58" N, 78° 48' 46.56" W
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Area Code(s)716
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 319 Allegany State Park Rte 3, Salamanca NY 14779, US
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