| Kirby - Quinton Cabin - Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| HSP Category | Building |
| HSP Style | Cabin |
| Builder | Charles Dunbean |
| Construction | Log |
| No. Stories | 1 |
| Original Use | Family Home |
| Present Use | Living Museum |
Acknowledgements: The Sequoyah Chapters acts as Docents for the living Museum. Local schools arrange tours with Sequoyah Daughters who dress in period clothing along with the occasional husband/SAR member and use scripts to explain life in the early 1800s in Georgia. Typically, 300 students will come through in a day. Sequoyah Daughters clean, organize, and donate items to the property
Form Submitted By: Sequoyah Chapter, NSDAR 12/31/2024
The single-pen log house was originally located on Dunbean Hill on the Old Federal Road between Jasper and Tate, GA. Dunbean Hill was named for Charles Tsali Dunbean, a Cherokee who was forced to relocate to Oklahoma in 1838 during the Cherokee Removal. It is though that he was the builder of the cabin, which would likely date it in its original form to the mid-1830s. The Dunbean Hill property was purchased in 1862 by Stephen Kirby who established the first school in Pickens County known as Kirby Academy. Around 1870, Kirby expanded the cabin to accommodate his growing family. Former Congressman Ed Jenkins discovered the log cab among the runs of a burned-out house on Dunbean Hill and gave the remains to Tom Quinton, a Jasper County middle school teacher, who restored it for future use an an educational site. After Quinton's death, the cabin was moved to its current location.
Funded By:
The Pickens County Historical Society maintains the property. The Sequoyah Chapter provides the Kirby Cabin brochures that are distributed, items that add to the Kirby Cabin stories, and cleaning products.
Information for the Visitors:
What you need to know if interested in visiting this destination:
- Condition of Property: In Danger
- Open to the Public? Yes
- Public Fee:
- Public Hours:
- Is it Family Friendly? Yes
- Lodging? No
- Brochure available? Yes
- Catalog available? No
- DVD available? No
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