Peter Whitmer log home

The Peter Whitmer log home is a historic site located in Fayette, New York, United States, owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The current house is a replica of the original log cabin and at its original site, and was built in 1980 to mark the sesquicentennial of the founding of the church. In the early 19th century, it was the home of Peter Whitmer Sr., his wife Mary Musselman Whitmer, and their eight children: Christian, Jacob, John, David, Catherine, Peter Jr., Nancy, and Elizabeth Ann, who lived on the property from 1809 to 1830. The house is prominent in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement as the traditional location of the formal organization of the Church of Christ, the original name of the church founded by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830. The home is also near the site where the Three Witnesses were shown the golden plates by the Angel Moroni in 1829.^[1] Joseph Smith and his wife Emma lived in the home with the Whitmers for six months in 1829, with a large part of the Book of Mormon being translated during that time.^[2] The house and adjacent visitor center are open year-round for public tours.

Replica of a cabin at the Peter Whitmer Farm
Location in New York State
General information
Town or city	Fayette, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	42°51′57.5″N 76°52′11.2″W

Modern recreation

Visitors Center

The site is located in rural Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It is in the town of Fayette, south of the village of Waterloo and southeast of the city of Geneva. The property was purchased by the LDS Church in 1926,^[3] and the location of the original home was determined in 1947. The current structure is a replica dedicated on April 6, 1980, in a special general conference broadcast, which also saw the dedication of the adjacent LDS Church meetinghouse and visitor center.^[4]

References

1. "Peter Whitmer, Sr. Farm Home, Fayette, New York, USA". MormonHistoricSites.org. Mormon Historic Sites Foundation.
2. Perkins, Keith W. (February 1989). "True to the Book of Mormon—The Whitmers". Ensign. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
3. "Historical Buildings Planned on Whitmer Farm". Ensign. July 1979.
4. Kimball, Spencer W. (May 1980). "Remarks and Dedication of the Fayette, New York, Buildings". Ensign.

External links

• LDS Church portal

• Media related to Peter Whitmer log home at Wikimedia Commons
• Whitmer Farm in Fayette, New York at churchofjesuschrist.org
• Peter Whitmer Farm and Fayette Chapel at HillCumorah.org