Squirrel Meadows Guard Station
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Squirrel Meadows Guard Station | |
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| Location | Ashton, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 44°3′48″N 111°1′14″W / 44.06333°N 111.02056°W |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Region 4 USFS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000149 |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 1990[1] |
The Squirrel Meadow Guard Station is a ranger station in the backcountry of Targhee National Forest in Wyoming. The original facility was established in 1907, with the present structures built in 1934. The log cabin station is an example of a standard US Forest Service backcountry patrol structure.[2]
The site comprises a log cabin and an outhouse. A second cabin belonging to the state of Wyoming is nearby, and while compatible in design, is not included in the historic designation. The cabin was built using Forest Service Standard Plans R4-7 (cabin) and R4-70 (outhouse). It is one of only two R4-7 cabins in Wyoming. The cabin is a two-room structure with a kitchen at the west end, a living space at the east end, and a screened porch at the far east end. Wall and roof construction uses lodgepole pine logs. A galvanized roof has been installed over the original wood roof shingles. A well with a hand pump in front of the cabin dates to the 1980s. The stove in the kitchen area is a wood-burning cooking stove. There is a wood-burning stove in the living area for heat.[3]
The Squirrel Meadows Cabin is rented to the public as a visitor accommodation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Squirrel Meadows Guard Station". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 17, 2008.
- ^ Willingham, Charles G. (November 20, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Squirrel Meadows Guard Station". National Park Service. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ "Squirrel Meadows Cabin, Caribou-Targhee NF, ID". recreation.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
External links
[edit]- US Forest Service listing at recreation.gov
- Photographs of the Squirrel Meadows Guard Station at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Squirrel Meadows Guard Station at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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