By L. Parsons The historic “birthplace cabin” in Winslow will soon have a new home. The building was built in the late 1870s by the French family, according to Tess Kenna, chairman of the Winslow Historical Preservation Commission. Commission member Kenn Evans II added, “It was one of Winslow’s first permanent structures, originally built near what is now the Bank of the West parking lot at Williamson Avenue and Third Street.” It is called the birthplace cabin because of its origins during the birth of Winslow. Evans continued, “Decades ago, to protect the edifice, the cabin was gifted to the Navajo County Historical Society. After that, it became the property of the City of Winslow and moved to the city farm at Brigham City National Historic Place on LaPrade Lane.” According to Evans, the Historical Commission’s goal for moving the structure is to, “celebrate it and use it as a tool in the interpretation of our community history and to share it with our out of town visitors.” The building will be relocated by the Winslow Public Works Department over the next couple of weeks. Its new location will be at a park between Second and Third streets on Williamson Avenue.
