The idea of acquiring the log house originated with a member of the Wau Bun Chapter DAR, of Portage, Wisconsin. During the Depression years of the 1930's, the county used the building to house unemployed families in the area, and the building was slowly falling into disrepair. The interior had been cut up into several smaller rooms in place of the original four; chimneys and fireplaces had been removed. The Wisconsin State Society Daughters of the American Revolution purchased the property, including the old log house, in 1937, to keep it from being destroyed or torn down.

The log house sits on the original 1819-1824 foundation. A copy of plans which had been used in the remodeling in 1834 were obtained from the War Department in Washington, DC. The four original rooms were located and partitions restored. Fireplace locations were determined from the old foundations and footings were re-built. The log house has been carefully restored to its original plans and materials. Stones used in the courtyard, back steps, etc., were brought from the old fort when it was totally torn down for farmland development.

Efforts to preserve and maintain the building and its contents are an ongoing project of great importance to the members Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution.