National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Young, Alexander, Cabin
a.k.a. D.A.R. Log Cabin
W. Madison St., between G and H Aves., Washington, IA Local significance of the building: Architecture; Social History
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
In the mid-1800s, Iowa was a major hub for the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the North.