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Buckeye Lake to accept historic log cabin on permanent loan and pursue move to village property
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to pursue an agreement to move the village's oldest dwelling—the Buckeye Lake Historical Society's log cabin—onto village-owned property; moving costs estimated at about $22,000 plus foundation and council will seek donations and fundraising.
The Buckeye Lake Village Council voted unanimously Nov. 10 to support the mayor's effort to preserve and relocate the village's historic log cabin after the building that housed the Buckeye Lake Historical Society was sold and the new owner requested its removal.
Mayor Linda Goodman told the council the historical society's board, led by Luann Cooperider (identified in the meeting as the society's board president), has offered the cabin to the village on permanent loan; because the society is a 501(c)(3) it cannot sell large items outright. Goodman said village staff contacted professional building movers and that one contractor recommended moving the cabin intact while another recommended disassembling and reassembling it. "The log cabin is the oldest remaining dwelling in the Village of Buckeye Lake," the mayor said.
The mayor said moving the cabin intact would cost roughly $22,000, not including a foundation, and that the village would explore donations and a commemorative fundraising program (for example selling engraved bricks) to offset the cost and place the project in the 2026 budget. The council voted 7-0 to authorize the mayor to enter into an agreement or bring forward a resolution/ordinance to move the cabin to village-owned property, with Mill Dam Road/Water Tower site identified as the likely location.
What happens next: The mayor's office will negotiate details with building movers, identify funding sources including donations, and return to council with specific cost documentation and a timeline. The historical society will transfer the cabin on permanent loan to the village using appropriate legal documentation.
Quote: Mayor Linda Goodman: "The log cabin is the oldest remaining dwelling in the Village of Buckeye Lake."
