McCauley Cabin
Also known as: Caretaker's Cabin
Why it's listed
McCauley Cabin is a building listed on the National Register in 1977 and located in Yosemite National Park, in Tuolumne County, California. The surviving file for this entry contains no nomination text. What remains is a USGS topographic map of the Tuolumne Meadows quadrangle, which marks the cabin's position in the park with a UTM reference of zone 11, 291839 east, 4194700 north, and a locator card noting that the nomination and photographs are missing. Because of this, the construction date, builder, architectural character, current condition and the specific reasons the cabin was considered historically significant cannot be described from the available material. The map places it in high country near Tuolumne Meadows, south of Tioga Pass and close to Polly Dome and Budd Lake. Any further account of its history would need the original nomination documentation.
Significance in brief: The nomination form is missing from this entry, so the reasons for significance are not stated. Only a topographic map and a locator card survive, and neither explains why the cabin was listed.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 77000359, listed March 8, 1977. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | W of Lee Vining at Tuolumne Meadows, Lee Vining |
|---|---|
| County | Tuolumne County |
| Listed | March 8, 1977 |
| Reference number | 77000359 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 37.87780, -119.36782 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 77000359.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q89916101
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.