Log Homes

1. The McCully/McGrath Log House (early 1800s)

Location: on McGinley Road next to the McGinley Historical Farmhouse

Status: Unoccupied. Restored to original condition and preserved as a historical landmark.

History: Built by John McCully on land he bought in 1810, this house stood at 106 Queen Drive (behind today’s Monroeville Mall). In 1992 it was slated for demolition, but volunteers from the Monroeville Historical Society spearheaded an effort to have it dismantled and moved to its new location near the historic McGinley Farmhouse on McGinley Road. Today it has been fully restored designated as a historical landmark.

2. The Taylor/Warner House (ca 1800)

Location: 3835 Northern Pike (near Route 22)

Status: Modernized. Presently a physicians’ office.

History: Among the oldest structures in Monroeville, this house was originally built by Abraham Taylor as a Stage Coach Inn (the Rising Sun Inn), located near the tollgate of the Northern Pike.

3. The Haymaker/Maxwell/Brooks Log House (early 1800s)

Location: 1256 Northwestern street off Haymaker Road.

Status: Restored to original façade. Home of Curtis and Lou Ann Brooks
(1989- ).

History: A two -story log house said to be the original home of Judge William Haymaker and his wife Mary Simpson Haymaker, after whom Haymaker Road was named. Mrs. Haymaker’s family owned the property and William married into the family, moving into the cabin with his bride. When she died her heirs inherited the house. Jean Smith brought the property and sold it to R. K.Maxwell in 1945.

4. The Graham/Drakulic/Salnick Log House (ca. 1815)

Location: 1830 Old Ramsey Road

Status: Restored to original façade: Home of the Salnick Family

5. The McCully/Johnston/Johnson House (early 1800s)

Location: 1744 James St, Ext

Status: Restored to original façade. Home of the Bill Johnson Family

History: Built in the early 1800s by James McCully, later became the Johnston Home

6. The Boyd House (ca. 1860)

Location: (Near Overlook Park).

Status: Modernized. Currently a family residence.

History: said to have been built by Eli Boyd near Boyd’s Hill about 1860.

7. The Lang/Sposito/Gratton House

Location: 249 Wallace Drive

Status: Modernized. Current home of Gratton family.