{"nrhp_refnum":"78000368","name":"Cabin Creek Ranger Residence and Dormitory","other_names":["Cabin Creek Ranger Station, Buildings 65,66,319"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Wilsonia on Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wilsonia","county":"Tulare County","state":"CA","lat":36.648713703000055,"lon":-118.81461335299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-04-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A ranger residence and attached dormitory/garage building in Sequoia National Park, southeast of Wilsonia on the Generals Highway near Cabin Creek, California, built in 1934-35 by Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees to NPS designs.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local architectural significance as excellent examples of National Park Service rustic architecture, which stressed harmony between buildings and their natural setting. Native granite foundations, exposed framing, pole rafters, shingle roofs and a brown and green paint scheme help the buildings blend into the forest. They were also built to house entrance station rangers after the Generals Highway opened.","narrative":"Set in dense conifer forest at about 6,800 feet in Sequoia National Park, these two wood-frame buildings face Cabin Creek. One is a three-room ranger residence; the other holds a two-room dormitory and a two-car garage. Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees built them during the summers of 1934 and 1935 to house entrance station rangers after the Generals Highway opened a new route into the park. They were designed in the National Park Service's San Francisco office under Thomas C. Vint. They were first planned for Lost Grove, but were moved to Cabin Creek to avoid congestion, and the exterior designs were reworked. Granite-veneered foundations, exposed timber framing, pole rafters, rustic siding, shingle roofs and a brown and green paint scheme let them blend with the trees. They were listed as well-executed examples of NPS rustic architecture, with local significance. Little has been altered, and the surrounding forest setting remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1934-35","architect_builder":"National Park Service; designed by the NPS Branch of Plans and Design under Thomas C. Vint, with Harold G. Fowler and Lloyd Fletcher consulting; built by Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees from the Red Fir stub camp of the Buckeye CCC Camp","architectural_style":"NPS rustic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both buildings are in good condition apart from the roofs, which need reshingling and have decayed pole rafter ends; no significant alterations. The form marks the property as occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.113472-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000368.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000368/70f2d5fc9d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000368/70f2d5fc9d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabin_Creek_Ranger_Residence.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cabin_Creek_Ranger_Residence.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862213","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_Creek_Ranger_Residence_and_Dormitory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5015408"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tulare-county/cabin-creek-ranger-residence-and-dormitory-78000368/"}