In 1897 a multi-purpose log cabin was built on this site by the Deschutes River. It was nicknamed the Trappers Cabin because trappers often used it for storage. Church services were sometimes held in the cabin and it was the original office of The Bend Bulletin. The cabin’s primary function was to serve as school house to the dozen or so children in the area at the time. In 1905, two hundred children were of school age and the cabin was no longer adequate. A $6,500 bond issue financed a new, six-room school building.