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6 <br />It was once again moved in 1954 to its <br />current location to create distance <br />from the reservoir, against which it <br />previously abutted. When the South <br />Bend Garden Club added the nearby <br />Garden of Fragrance, they worked with <br />the Parks Department to restore the <br />cabin, adding another chimney and <br />fireplace, this time of stone, along with <br />landscaped paths. <br />In 2000, the cabin had deteriorated to the extent that its <br />survival was in doubt, and it was again described as an <br />eyesore in the park. The NIHS had experienced exponential <br />growth, and now had much more robust resources and <br />the ability to take action. The Society partnered with the <br />Historic Preservation Commission, and with the assistance <br />of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Memorial <br />Hospital (now Memorial Hospital of South Bend/Beacon <br />Health), and other local foundations, $150,000 was raised to hire the Leatherwood Company, <br />the nation’s leading log cabin restoration company, to evaluate and restore the cabin. The <br />company meticulously documented, disassembled, and reconstructed the cabin on stone piers <br />as it would have been in the 1820s. Since then, the cabin has been regularly maintained and <br />until recent years used as an interpretive site on a limited basis. <br />The cabin’s 4th location, with the Garden of Fragrance, ca. 1960. <br />The cabin during restoration, 2005. <br />The Navarre Cabin (cont’d) <br />The cabin post restoration.