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Identification:
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Preferred Structure Name:
| Moro Rock Comfort Station
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Structure Number:
| 200
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Other Structure Name(s):
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Other Structure Name(s)
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| No records. |
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Park:
| Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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Historic District:
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Historic District
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| No records. |
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Structure State:
| California
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Structure County:
| Tulare
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Region:
| Pacific West
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Cluster:
| Pacific Great Basin
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Administrative Unit:
| Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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LCS ID:
| 056161
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Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
| Undetermined
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National Historic Landmark?:
| No
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Significance Level:
| Not Evaluated
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Short Significance Description:
| Building is associated w/ development of visitor services at Moro Rock. Structure is a well preserved, classic example of NPS rustic architecture that created an identifiable agency image. This style was used for many comfort stations in both parks.
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Construction Period:
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Construction Period:
| Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
| Begin Year
| Begin Year AD/BC
| End Year
| End Year AD/BC
| Designer
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1.
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Built
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1934
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AD
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NPS
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Other
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Function and Use:
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Primary Historic Function:
| Comfort Station (Latrine)
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Primary Current Use:
| Comfort Station (Latrine)
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Other Functions or Uses:
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Other Function(s) or Use(s)
| Historic or Current
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| No records. |
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Physical Description:
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Structure Type:
| Building
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Volume:
| 2,000 - 20,000 cubic feet
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Material(s):
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Structural Component(s)
| Material(s)
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1.
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Roof
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Shingle
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2.
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Walls
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Shake
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3.
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Foundation
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Stone
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4.
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Framing
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Wood
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Short Physical Description:
| 10'x23'. Exposed framing system & sided with thick shakes. Large rounded granite bolder foundation. Small clerestory windows on all sides. Gable roof sided w/ wood shingles. Bracketed outlookers & roof overhang at gable end.
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