Gjefle Log Cabin

121 Allamakee Street Waukon IA, 52172


Step back to the year 1872 and enter the “Gjefle” Log Cabin. Built in 1870 in Paint Creek Township by Syver Gjefle and his father. The cabin is furnished with many period artifacts. On the main floor you will find “Grandma’s Room”, the Main Room and the Summer Kitchen. The Gjefle family history is also available. The cabin is conveniently located on the Museum grounds.

This two-story cabin, originally built by Norwegian immigrants, housed as many as 15 people at a single time, between 1870 and 1886; was moved to its present site in 1990.