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Cedar Breaks National Monument Caretaker's Cabin is located in Utah
Cedar Breaks National Monument Caretaker's Cabin
Location in Utah
Cedar Breaks National Monument Caretaker's Cabin is located in the United States
Cedar Breaks National Monument Caretaker's Cabin
Location in the United States
Nearest city Cedar City, Utah
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style Rustic log
NRHP reference No. 83004385
Added to NRHP August 4, 1983

The Caretaker's Cabin is a historic log cabin in the Cedar Breaks National Monument in southeastern Iron County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

The cabin was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the National Park Service rustic style. The cabin was constructed of peeled logs with dramatically extended ends, cut to a tapered buttress shape. A large, battered stone chimney at one end echoes the log detailing. The roof is covered by cedar shakes.

The cabin has two rooms on 700 square feet (65 m2) with an attached porch. A second chimney, plainer with straight sides, is located at the rear. The porch is inset into the front facade, covered by the main roof.

The Cedar Breaks Caretaker's Cabin was listed on the NRHP on August 4, 1983. The nearby Cedar Breaks National Monument Visitor Center was built to a similar design by the same CCC crew from the Zion CCC camp

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