Van Leer Cabin
Van Leer Cabin, is a historic cabin and one of the last historical dwellings in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It still stands on the grounds of Conestoga High School. The Cabin is also utilized as part of an American History Course. History. The original structure belonged to several homes owned by the Van Leer family who immigrated from Prussia in 1759. Dr. Bernardhus Van Leer a well known doctor bought 109 acres at the location of the Cabin the same year. Dr. Bernardhus Van Leer is considered notable for traveling on horseback until the age of  102, and being one of the first medical doctors in New York. Dr. Van Leer also maintained an exclusive office practice, which was unique for the time. Dr. Van Leer's son Captain Samuel Van Leer would later play an important role in American history as a revolutionary war soldier. Captain Samuel also married the "mad" general Anthony Wayne's sister Hannah Wayne. The cabin was used as a station for the Underground Railroad. In the mid-1960s students and volunteers helped restore the cabin, located on Conestoga High School. Architecture. In the Pennsylvania coloney, log cabins play a significant part  of architectural history. The Van Leer Cabin appears to follow the German type, where logs are set tightly together and even at the corners.