The building is rectangular in shape and is 14 feet long.[4]
It was originally located in a field a mile south of Canonsburg.[2] McMillan based the school on the William Tennent's Log College in eastern Pennsylvania.[4] The building doubled as a stable when McMillan was not teaching classes.[4] After only a year, the original building was destroyed by fire and rebuilt.[4] The curriculum was a generalized classical education, including mathematics, grammar, rhetoric, natural history, Greek, and Latin, with a focus on preparing young men for Presbyterian ministry.[4] It was moved to its current location in front of the Canonsburg Middle School, which stood of the location of Jefferson College, in 1895.[2]
After McMillan died in 1833, his family continued to operate his farm and used the building as a workshop space.[6] Jefferson College students often made the pilgrimage from Canonsburg to the building.[6] In 1894, the building was offered to Jefferson Academy, which then occupied the former Jefferson College campus.[6] Jefferson Academy closed in 1910 and the maintenance of the building fell to Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi, two fraternities that were founded at Jefferson College.[6] In 1930, the building was adopted by the national officers of Phi Gamma Delta.[3] The original preservation plan called for the college to be protected by a steel and glass canopy.[3] The fraternity agreed to fund the restoration of the building.[3]
In 1940, Phi Gamma Delta attempted to move the building to the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, a plan that caused an uproar from the Canonsburg community.[6] In response, Phi Gamma Delta let the town retake control over the building, which was then placed under the care of a "Log Cabin Association."[6]
In 2004, the Jefferson College Historical Society's Log Cabin Preservation Project Committee decided to restore the building.[6] The renovation project was jointly funded by Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, and the historical society's Log Cabin Fund.[6][7]
Gallery
An engraving showing the building in its original location
The building at its original location on the McMillan farm
The building in its first Canonsburg location on the campus of Jefferson Academy
The building in its current location, showing the "L" landmark tag and the Canonsburg historical marker
See also
Media related to John McMillan's Log School at Wikimedia Commons
^ abcdef"Marker Details - John McMillan". ExplorePAhistory.com. WITF.
^Coleman, Helen Turnbull Waite (1956). Banners in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 45–58. OCLC 2191890.
^ abcdefghHerron, Jr., James T. (December 2004). . Jefferson College Times. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
^"A building not meant to last endures". Observer-Reporter. September 29, 2004.
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john, mcmillan, school, landmark, building, canonsburg, pennsylvania, that, site, john, mcmillan, frontier, latin, school, during, 1780s, symbol, canonsburg, canonsburg, educational, tradition, 1930, pittsburgh, press, said, that, building, viewed, pioneers, w. John McMillan s Log School is a landmark 1 log building in Canonsburg Pennsylvania that was the site of John McMillan s frontier Latin school during the 1780s 2 It is a symbol of Canonsburg and Canonsburg s educational tradition 2 In 1930 The Pittsburgh Press said that the building was viewed by the pioneers with even more reverence than Pittsburgh now view the towering Cathedral of Learning in Oakland 3 It is one of the oldest buildings in Western Pennsylvania 4 It is the oldest educational building west of the Allegheny Mountains 1 John McMillan s Log SchoolThe log school in 2010General informationTypeLog buildingArchitectural styleVernacular architectureLocationOutside the Canonsburg Middle SchoolAddress25 East College StreetCanonsburg PennsylvaniaTown or cityCanonsburg PennsylvaniaCountryUnited StatesCoordinates40 15 38 N 80 11 11 W 40 26053 N 80 18632 W 40 26053 80 18632 Coordinates 40 15 38 N 80 11 11 W 40 26053 N 80 18632 W 40 26053 80 18632The school grew into Canonsburg Academy which eventually developed into Washington amp Jefferson College 5 The building is rectangular in shape and is 14 feet long 4 It was originally located in a field a mile south of Canonsburg 2 McMillan based the school on the William Tennent s Log College in eastern Pennsylvania 4 The building doubled as a stable when McMillan was not teaching classes 4 After only a year the original building was destroyed by fire and rebuilt 4 The curriculum was a generalized classical education including mathematics grammar rhetoric natural history Greek and Latin with a focus on preparing young men for Presbyterian ministry 4 It was moved to its current location in front of the Canonsburg Middle School which stood of the location of Jefferson College in 1895 2 After McMillan died in 1833 his family continued to operate his farm and used the building as a workshop space 6 Jefferson College students often made the pilgrimage from Canonsburg to the building 6 In 1894 the building was offered to Jefferson Academy which then occupied the former Jefferson College campus 6 Jefferson Academy closed in 1910 and the maintenance of the building fell to Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi two fraternities that were founded at Jefferson College 6 In 1930 the building was adopted by the national officers of Phi Gamma Delta 3 The original preservation plan called for the college to be protected by a steel and glass canopy 3 The fraternity agreed to fund the restoration of the building 3 In 1940 Phi Gamma Delta attempted to move the building to the campus of Washington amp Jefferson College in Washington Pennsylvania a plan that caused an uproar from the Canonsburg community 6 In response Phi Gamma Delta let the town retake control over the building which was then placed under the care of a Log Cabin Association 6 In 2004 the Jefferson College Historical Society s Log Cabin Preservation Project Committee decided to restore the building 6 The renovation project was jointly funded by Phi Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Psi and the historical society s Log Cabin Fund 6 7 Gallery Edit An engraving showing the building in its original location The building at its original location on the McMillan farm The building in its first Canonsburg location on the campus of Jefferson Academy The building in its current location showing the L landmark tag and the Canonsburg historical markerSee also Edit Media related to John McMillan s Log School at Wikimedia Commons Colonial CollegesReferences Edit a b INSECT EXPERT DISCOVERS TERMITES ENROLLED IN SCHOOL S OLD LOG CABIN Pittsburgh Post Gazette October 13 1991 a b c d Canonsburg s Historical Markers John McMillan s Log School Borough of Canonsburg Pennsylvania Archived from the original on 2012 03 06 a b c d Pioneer Log College Will Become Shrine The Pittsburgh Press June 10 1930 a b c d e f Marker Details John McMillan ExplorePAhistory com WITF Coleman Helen Turnbull Waite 1956 Banners in the Wilderness The Early Years of Washington and Jefferson College University of Pittsburgh Press pp 45 58 OCLC 2191890 a b c d e f g h Herron Jr James T December 2004 Canonsburg s Log Cabin Preservation Project Jefferson College Times Archived from the original on 2010 09 18 Retrieved 2010 08 04 A building not meant to last endures Observer Reporter September 29 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McMillan 27s Log School amp oldid 1094068223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
