I am going to send this again as I don't think it posted earlier today. On Aug. 5th we hiked down to the Collins House. ____________________________________________________
The Floyd Collins House at Mammoth Cave National Park is being restored. Two park maintenance men have been working on the home all summer. The house has been jacked up and all of the rotten foundation wood and flooring have been replaced. Foundation stone has been redone so the house is now well off the ground and the floor is level. New drywall has been installed, the chimney brick inside from the collapsed chimney has been removed and the roof has been repaired with new metal. We thank Bob Ward at the park for this restoration. The last major restoration on the House was done in the late '80s by park maintenance head C.D. Church and crew. The Crystal Cave Ticket Office, beside Floyd's Home, was restored last summer in a similar fashion. Cavingly, Preston
