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Identification:
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Preferred Structure Name:
| Quinn Ranger Station
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Structure Number:
| 033
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Other Structure Name(s):
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Other Structure Name(s)
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1.
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Quinn Patrol Cabin
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2.
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Quinn's Horse Camp
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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:
| 005035
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Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
| Entered - Documented
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National Register Date:
| 04/13/1977
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National Historic Landmark?:
| No
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Significance Level:
| Local
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Short Significance Description:
| Significant at the local level for criteria A and C; period of significance 1900-1924.
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Long Significance Description:
| The only remaining ranger station dating from the period when the United States Army administered Sequoia National Park. Associated w/ early park development which consisted of the erection of a series of patrol cabins for park rangers.
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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
| Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1907
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AD
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US Army
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Other
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2.
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Restored
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1950
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AD
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1960
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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:
| Ranger Station
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Primary Current Use:
| Patrol Cabin
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Structure Contains Museum Collections?:
| No
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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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Square Feet:
| 280
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Material(s):
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Structural Component(s)
| Material(s)
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1.
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Foundation
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Stone
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2.
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Roof
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Shingle
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3.
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Walls
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Log
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4.
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Framing
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Log
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Short Physical Description:
| 13' x 19', 1-room cabin. Walls are split logs placed vertically w/ rounded portions to the outside. Central door & windows on long elevation. Gable roof is made of shingles attached to frame. Foundation is granite & wooden blocks.
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