The Roberts-Farris Cabin was built around 1840 for Allen Roberts, a
stepson of one of the original Walker county settlers, Hezekiah Farris.
The cabin may have been built by an intinerant builder whose
distinctive square-hewn logs and half-dovetail notches are found in
several other cabins and buildings in the area. Roberts, the son of
Hezekiah's wife, who had settled on a nearby grant, later gave the
cabin to his half-brother, who moved into the small cabin with his family.

    The Farris family later relocated the cabin on three different sites,
disassembling and rebuilding the hewn logs. The cabin is currently
open for tourists Monday through Sunday and is used as a shop by
several hand-craft groups, including the Huntsville Spinners and
Weavers, the Huntsville Quilt Guild, and the Grandperson's Center.
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A. CAROLINA CASTILLO CRIMM, a native of Mexico City, Mexico, is
an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University.
She and her Aggie husband, Jack, and their five dogs enjoy quiet
country living north of Huntsville where their three stepchildren and
seven grandchildren come to visit. She looks forward to introducing
her students to more log cabins in the future.