{"nrhp_refnum":"77000150","name":"Cattle Cabin","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Three Rivers on Sequoia National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Three Rivers","county":"Tulare County","state":"CA","lat":36.57151668100005,"lon":-118.75385637199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Entertainment/Recreation","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-room, dirt-floored log cabin in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park, near Three Rivers, Tulare County, California, built about 1885 by Hale Tharp, John Jordan and Ed Fudge.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance in exploration/settlement, agriculture and conservation. It was the first building erected in the Giant Forest region apart from Tharp's hollow-log shelter, and it is a well-preserved late 19th century stockmen's camp. Its later use by tour guides, army troops and park rangers ties it to the conservation of the Big Trees.","narrative":"Cattle Cabin is a small log structure in the heart of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. Measuring about 14 by 16 feet, it has a dirt floor, a shake roof on log beams, peeled logs joined with triangular notches, and a 7-foot porch on the north side. Around 1885 Hale Tharp, John Jordan and Ed Fudge built it after buying 830 acres at Circle Meadow to supplement summer cattle range. It served as storage for salt and supplies and as shelter in bad weather, and it was the first building in the area apart from Tharp's hollow-log shelter. Later, tour guides leasing the meadow used it as a slaughterhouse and storeroom, supplying beef and milk to tourists and army troops. The Department of the Interior bought the cabin and land in 1916 for $70,000 to protect the Big Trees. A restoration around 1966 replaced decayed logs and roof beams while keeping the original design. It is recognized for settlement, agriculture and conservation history.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":"Hale Tharp, John Jordan and Ed Fudge","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored circa 1966 with replacement of decayed logs, roof beams and shakes; condition marked good, in public ownership and used as a museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.146821-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/77000150.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000150/46ca08ff66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77000150/46ca08ff66-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cattle_Cabin_Sequoia_NP.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cattle_Cabin_Sequoia_NP.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862215","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_Cabin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5054092"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tulare-county/cattle-cabin-77000150/"}