The Dickson Log House is a well-preserved example of a late 18th-century log dwelling. It represents a common structure on the frontier of Pennsylvania in the 1790s, and is one of only a few such buildings preserved in the area north of the Ohio River. The log house is 16 x 20 feet and dates to approximately 1796. A 16 x 13 foot stone addition was added, probably around 1820. In addition, the door at the rear of the house may have been cut at a later date.
The house originally stood a short distance north of its present location, and the front faced the river. The log house was found and set to be demolished by a new owner in 1983. With the cooperation of the owner, the demolition was halted while local citizens organized the expertise, labor, and money needed to disassemble the log structure and then reassemble it on a small subdivision of land not useful to the new owner. Keeping the log house near the river affirms its purpose as a first shelter of new settlers in the wilderness.
