The Hackmann Cabin, originally located on the current site of the Creve Coeur Golf Course and Dielmann Recreation Complex, was an authentic log cabin that served as the home of five generations of the Hackmann family. It began as a one-room structure in the early 1800s and became the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hackmann and their son John Henry when they settled in the area in 1842. John Henry and his wife later added a kitchen, dining room, loft, and porch. Their son Herman, named for his grandfather, and his wife raised 10 children there. The oldest child, Oliver, was the last of the family line to raise a family in the cabin: Ray Hackmann, Aldine Taylor, and Audrey Litzinger. Audrey and her husband Orion lived on Craig Road until the late 1970s. Audrey’s son Jack attended high school in University City because Parkway School District’s first secondary school did not open until 1957.