{"nrhp_refnum":"78000285","name":"Pear Lake Ski Hut","other_names":["Pear Lake Ranger Station","Building #204"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Mineral King on Sequioa National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mineral King","county":"Tulare County","state":"CA","lat":36.60807466400007,"lon":-118.67172614299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-05-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story stone masonry ski hut in Sequoia National Park, north of Mineral King in Tulare County, California, at about 9,200 feet near timberline. The National Park Service built it in 1939-1941.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance in architecture and social/humanitarian history. It is described as one of the most environmentally successful alpine structures designed by the National Park Service, and it was built by Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees from the Buckeye camp.","narrative":"Pear Lake Ski Hut is a stone masonry shelter in Sequoia National Park, set on a granite hillside near timberline at 9,200 feet, north of Mineral King. Built between 1939 and 1941, it measures 17 by 30 feet and has a steeply pitched shake roof carried on log rafters and brackets. Its battered walls of irregular native granite make it seem to rise from the bedrock. Inside, a large room serves for sleeping and cooking, with a rear storage space and a chemical toilet closet. The hut is considered a leading example of National Park Service rustic architecture, which sought harmony between buildings and their surroundings. Local pine logs, unpainted lumber and oversized side windows helped the building blend into the alpine setting and look smaller than it is. Enrollees of the Buckeye Civilian Conservation Corps camp did the construction by hand, and the hut serves as a memorial to that program. A park ranger uses it in summer, and ski tourers use it in winter.","period_of_significance":"1939-41","architect_builder":"National Park Service","architectural_style":"National Park Service rustic architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and not significantly altered; occupied by a park ranger in summer and open to ski touring parties in winter.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.510798-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000285.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000285/952a536830-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000285/952a536830-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Adorabutton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pear_Lake_Winter_Hut.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Adorabutton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pear_Lake_Winter_Hut.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862239","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear_Lake_Ski_Hut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7157965"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tulare-county/pear-lake-ski-hut-78000285/"}