Saving, moving and rebuilding a cabin …. log by log Museums of Mississauga

Saving, moving and rebuilding a cabin …. log by log

Museums of Mississauga

Boy Scout Log Cabin located at 21 Front Street

• Owned by Scouts Canada, and located on City-owned property, the cabin was in poor repair and slated for demolition in 2002

Bradley Museum is the Future Home of the Port Credit Log Cabin

Special thanks to the following for their generous support of this community project:

New home of the cabin at the Bradley Museum Site

Construction on the basement began in December 2006

And was completed early in 2007

Documenting, dismantling, and rebuilding the cabin was entrusted to

Scott Kelly of Log Farm Building …..

www.logfarmbuliding.com

City of Mississauga Forestry staff assisted with the dismantling and loading the logs on the truck to be moved to their new home.

Ready to start work at the new site, March-April 2007

Back addition provides accessible entrance and washroom, small

kitchenette.

chinking

Stairwell to upstairs loft provides fire-rated emergency exit.

New fireplace constructed from stone and bricks from Gray House,

Port Credit

Project Plans

• The cabin will retain its rustic and historic ambience• Will be used for educational and children’s groups

programs, ‘sleepovers’, meeting and social rentals, special events, etc.

• A2 Occupancy under Building Code

Cabin nearing completion….. will open in December 2007