Pearson Cabin

The Pearson Cabin, also known as Toklat Ranger Station No. 4, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park in Alaska. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1927.[2][3][4]

Toklat Ranger Station–Pearson Cabin No. 4
LocationNear the main branch of the Toklat River at Mile 53.8, west of Park Road, Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska
Coordinates63°30′55″N 150°2′59″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Built byNational Park Service
Architectural styleLog cabin
MPSPatrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR
NRHP reference No.86003207[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1986

It is significant as the oldest patrol cabin in Denali park that was built entirely by park rangers, and is likely the only surviving one.[5]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Pearson Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. "Pearson Cabin Cache". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. "Pearson Cabin Dog Houses". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Toklat Ranger Station (Pearson Cabin), No. 4". National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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