The Sullivan Cabin was built in 1874 on the east side of Bassett Creek by Gibeon Jefferson Sullivan, a Confederate soldier who served in Company A, 32nd Alabama Infantry, an all-volunteer company made up of men from Washington County. The cabin is a folk house type common to south Alabama from the time of settlement until the end of the 19th century: a round-log, double-pen with dogtrot cabin. Its spraddle roof, seen from the gable end, puts porches under the main house roof, and wide overhanging eaves extend the roof beyond the chimney. Long logs on the corners of the pens at ceiling height extend front to back to support the porch roof. The logs are plainly notched without dovetails or chinking, with battens covering the spaces. Timbers are hand-hewn, with ax marks still visible, and some floorboards are as wide as 20 inches, with large sills in the foundation beneath; the original pillars probably were large round-log sections. The two back shed rooms were probably added later as Gibeon's family grew. When the home was completed in 1874, Gibeon nailed three boards together to create a cooling board, a feature that made his front porch a place of central importance to the Wagarville community. When a death occurred, neighbors used the board to transport the body back to Gibeon's home, where it was prepared for burial. As one of the few homes in Washington County with a cooling board, the cabin became a community gathering place where people came to grieve, pay respects, and find comfort. The cabin remained Gibeon Sullivan's residence until he died in 1914, when it passed to his grandson, G.G. Sullivan, who lived there until his death in 1960. At G.G. Sullivan's death, the cabin became the property of D.K. Sullivan, who maintained it faithfully throughout his life. His heirs sold the cabin to other Sullivan descendants, who gave it to the Private Gibeon Jefferson Sullivan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in June 2009.