I had the great privilege to attend mass yesterday at the McAllister’s log cabin, located on the grounds of St Philip Neri Parish in Hanoverton, Ohio. The first mass was held there in the log cabin home of the McAllister family in 1817, by traveling missionary priest Father Fenwick, using the McAllister’s prized cherry dresser as the altar. It remained the local settlers’ regular place of worship when Father Fenwick would come for several years to follow. The parishioners of St Philip Neri have been so dedicated to preserving their parish history and this cabin, it was truly beautiful to see and experience!
Photo linked below of the exterior of the cabin, which the parish had enclosed within a brick structure in 2007 to protect it from the elements: