This cabin, located on the grounds of Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD, is most famous for being home, in the early 1820s, to young John Hughes, a recent immigrant from Ireland who worked his way through school as a gardener, tutor, and prefect, and who went on to become the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, in 1850. His many accomplishments included founding four colleges and beginning the construction of St. Patrick  

Cabin Before Repairs	Picturesqe Third Location For Cabin -- Before Repairs
Heavy Deterioration From Logs Being Exposed for Many Decades	With Chinking Removed the Extent of Deterioration Becomes Evident
Cleaning the Frame and Foundation Prior to Repairs	Beginning Log Disasembly
As Logs are Removed They are Laid On the Ground In Order of Assembly	Hewing New Logs and Re-Hewing Old Logs For Reuse
New Stacked Log Corner Showing Joinery	New Porch Post
The Cabin Begins To Take Shape Again	The Traditional Method For Attaching A Door Or Window Jamb -- Trunnels Into the Ends of the Logs
Roof Frame Being Erected	New Rafter Joinery Matches the Original
New Chinking Begun	Exterior Chinking Nearly Complete
New Interior Chinking	New Cedar Shake Roof
This new log cabin was finished with clapboards. Here, logs and nailers exposed before clapboarding.	Exterior finished with clapboards.
Interior Completed View	Entry Door Constructed In Traditional Style
Restoration Of Father Hughes Cabin	Completed Restoration Of Historic Log Cabin

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