Moorhead-Fargo grew up around this home, which changed over time as new owners added their own touches, built additions, and by 1915 completely covered the original logs with modern construction. John Bergquist's grandson, long-time WDAY-TV weatherman Dewey Bergquist, inspired an effort in 1976 to restore the cabin to its original appearance, and over the next three years members of the Bergquist Pioneer Cabin Society, the Bergquist family, and volunteers removed the newer construction, dismantled and numbered each log, and rebuilt the cabin on its original site. The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County maintains the property, and the 14x20-foot pioneer cabin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to the Moorhead-Fargo community. Elijah and Betsy Houck bought the home from John Bergquist in 1884 and lived there for 20 years with their adult daughter Mary while keeping a dairy and vegetable farm. After Elijah Houck's death in 1904, former employee Charles Peterson and his wife Louise operated the farm as a very successful truck garden; Louise died in 1906, and Charles, left with three young sons, remained in the home until his death in 1946. After Charles Peterson's death, Peterson Farms employee Ed Shamberger and his wife Emma moved into the home with their two children and stayed until 1967, after which the house stood empty until its restoration in the late 1970s and early 1980s.