Adsit Log Cabin

Infobox_nrhp | name =Adsit Log House
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location= Willsboro, New York
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 25
lat_seconds = 18
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 22
long_seconds = 35
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1778
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = August 18, 1992
governing_body = Private
refnum=92001053cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Adsit Log Cabin in Willsboro, New York was built by Samuel Adsit in 1778 and is believed to be one of the oldest log cabins in the United States that still exists in its original location.Cite web|url=http://media.www.clarksonintegrator.com/media/storage/paper280/news/2002/11/18/Features/Why-Visit.Lake.Placid-328050.shtml|title=Why visit Lake Placid?|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=Clarkson University|year=2002-11-18|author=Valerine Dalton|work=Clarkson Integrator] Adsit was a Revolutionary War veteran and he built the cabin for his family of sixteen when he moved to Willsboro Point following the war. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 1992.Cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS1&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000044|title=Adsit Log House|accessdate=2008-08-05|work=NRIS Database]

It is believed that the house survived due to its eventual containment within a larger structure, which was later torn down. In the 1980s, the town of Willsboro, undertook a $70,000 restoration project that brought the cabin to its current condition. The furnishings have been dedicated by descendants of the Adsit family.Cite web|url=http://www.aarch.org/archives/leeman/040917a%20VLP%20Willsboro%20Point.pdf|title=Historic Willsboro Point|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=Adirondack Architectural Heritage|year=2004-09-17|author=Lee Manchester|work=Adirondack Riviera Part 3]

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[http://www.lakechamplainregion.com/content_pages/adsit.cfm Adsit Log Cabin]