Swedish immigrant Sven Anderson built this early settler's cabin in 1852, and some of its logs still bear the axe marks that squared them. Sven and his wife Stava raised three children there, and it was their home until 1869. Their first son, Charles, was born on May 12, 1858, one day after Minnesota became a state. Sven Anderson is credited with bringing the first cattle to this area and with being one of its first wheat farmers. For the 1938 Marine centennial celebration, the cabin was moved from its original site on the Rosengren Prairie, about two miles northwest, to the village. It stands on property owned by the Burris family since 1895, when Marine was known as Marine Mills, beside the mill stream that powered the first commercial sawmill in the state. After the centennial celebration, Tom Burris acquired the cabin and used it as a workshop for building boats. The cabin remained in the Burris family until the property was sold to the City of Marine in 1997. Villagers commonly called it "Uncle Tom's Cabin," a name coined by Tom's nephew, Art Burris. In 1998, with contributions from Sven Anderson's descendants, institutional donors, and local residents, the cabin was completely renovated and restored with its square timbers, dovetailed corners, and hand-cut cedar shake roof. It stands as a reminder of a way of life that was part of Marine Township, where the first Swedish immigrants were loggers, laborers, and farmers who loved their community and family and helped build and sustain Marine and neighboring communities through the years.