The John Patton Log Cabin is a log home located in the McLean County, Illinois city of Lexington. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it was added to that list in 1986. The home is administered by the Lexington Park District as a park. The Patton Cabin is one of several McLean County homes listed on the National Register, the Gildersleeve House in Hudson and the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington are just two of thirteen houses found on the list. The majority of those properties are located in the county seat of Bloomington.
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