Doniphan, Missouri's Local Attractions
Current River Heritage Museum & Gift Shop ---------- A Part of the Doniphan Neighborhood Assistance Program, Inc. (DNAP)
101 Washington Street
Doniphan, MO 63935
ph: (573) 996-5298
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The Heritage Homestead
The Pioneer Log Cabin
On December 17, 1921, J.C. Harman and his wife Martha E. purchased the property from the widow Missouri Patterson and moved into the cabin. Their son Percy and his wife Opal Gibson Harman lived in the cabin from 1927 to 1932. Their first daughter, Jewell (Mrs. Arvel Braschler) was an infant when they moved to the cabin in 1927. Daughters Georgia H. Pierce and Ruth H. Schroeder were both born there.
J.C. and Martha moved back into the cabin in 1932 and lived there until 1947 when they sold the property to the Weston family and moved to Doniphan. Roy Lee and Geneva Gibson were the next owners and they rented it to Al and Glayds Emmery, the last known inhabitants of the cabin. Following the Gibsons, other owners were Robert and Dixie Tate, Willie and Pauline Morgan, Rusty and Marilyn Rawlings and Ron and Sue Smith who donated the cabin to the Pioneer Heritage Homestead Project. The Homestead was dedicated on July 5, 1997.
The GPS Co-ordinates are: N 36° 36.988 W 090° 49.665
Barn Again!
The Pioneer Log Barn
This turn-of-the century log barn was moved to the Heritage Homestead from Carter County and restored. It is a typical log barn built from hewn pine logs and added to as materials became available.
This barn was probably built by the Gunn family, since the land on which it stood was owned by them between 1894 and 1904. The barn was donated by the Claude and Gertie Kennedy family and brought to Doniphan by Lester Wright. Other families owning the property included Cosgrove, Grown, Hooper, Hannah, Lowe, Skinner, Shockley and Fetterman
The Barn at the Heritage Homestead now houses a display of early farm machinery and equipment. It also provides shelter for local events such as Civil War Days which are held at the Homestead.
The Memorial Walk at the Heritage Homestead.
The many generous people who donated the funds to DNAP to complete the Heritage Homestead Project are inscribed in the bricks of the walkways around the Homestead. Your current donation to help us maintain this unique site can result in a brick with your name or family memorial. Contact Lynn Maples, Curator of the Museum for details.
HERITAGE HOMESTEAD BRICK DONATION PRICES
(14 Characters Per Line)
$100-$249 4X8 Brown 3 Lines
$250-999 8X8 Brown 4 Lines
$1,000-$1,999 8X8 White 4 Lines
$2,000-$3,999 8X16 White 4 Lines
$4,000-+ 8X24 White 4 Lines
12X16 White 4 Lines
All Donations are Deductible for Federal Income Tax Purposes. DNAP is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit Corporation.
The Garden Bed at the Pioneer Cabin 
"The Homestead", Copyright 2010 by Ron Kelley, (Used with Permission)
COPIES OF "THE HOMESTEAD" ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CURRENT RIVER HERITAGE MUSEUM GIFT SHOP
Current River Heritage Museum & Gift Shop ---------- A Part of the Doniphan Neighborhood Assistance Program, Inc. (DNAP)
101 Washington Street
Doniphan, MO 63935
ph: (573) 996-5298
lynnmapl
