Doty Cabin
Original location: West bank of the Fox River
Replica address: 701 Lincoln Street
(about 495 ft. East and 198 ft. North of original location)
Original location: West bank of the Fox River
Replica address: 701 Lincoln Street
(about 495 ft. East and 198 ft. North of original location)
On August 31, 1835, James Duane Doty bought 100 acres of land on Doty Island for $600 from the federal government. Doty and his family moved to the island in 1844 after retiring from the United States Congress, and started building the cabin in 1845. His wife, Sarah, did not like the cabin at first, but when she felt she had turned it into a real home, she enjoyed it. The Doty family called the cabin the "Grand Loggery." Many of Doty's friends and relatives frequently visited to enjoy his hospitality. This helped make it a community landmark. The "Grand Loggery" was more of a summer home for the Doty family. In the winter, they closed up the cabin and spent their time in Milwaukee. In 1863, Doty was appointed the governor of Utah territory, where he served until he died in 1865. In 1868, his wife sold the cabin to Hugh and Ophelia Ernsting.
Sources: "The State: A History of Neenah: Doty Cabin." The State: A History of Neenah: Doty Cabin. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2014
Leaman, Harvey R. "Doty Cabin." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 28 May 2015 <http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/NeenahLocHist/NHHistSFS/reference/wi.nhhistsfs.i0035.pdf>.
Leaman, Harvey R. "Doty Cabin." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 28 May 2015 <http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/NeenahLocHist/NHHistSFS/reference/wi.nhhistsfs.i0035.pdf>.