“My mother’s side of the family built a dog trot cabin in east Texas in the 1820’s.”
Similiar story to my paternal Grandmother’s family. The Durhams and McGills of Cherokee County in East Texas. Their dog trot cabin still exists and the last time I saw it it was still in good shape. The dog trot breezeway is now an enclosed hall though. The porches are still there and glass windows were installed many years ago. It looks a lot like the one pictured in the article but is in much better condition. Its on top of a high hill with great views.
When I was a youngster, the “old folks” used to have a big family reunion there every fall. (Talk about good ‘ol Southern country cookin’, yum yum!). But as they died off, the tradition finally died out. Too bad.