Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin (Government Camp, Oregon)

Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin (Government Camp, Oregon)
Title
Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin (Government Camp, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Creator
United States. Forest Service
Photographer
Tomlinson, Jan M.
Creator Display
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Description
National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr
View
exterior: Looking west and downhill at cabin.
Provenance
University of Oregon Libraries
Temporal
1930-1939 1940-1949
Style Period
Rustic (European style)
Work Type
architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views office buildings recreation buildings sports buildings dwellings houses cabins (houses) log cabins (houses) guardhouses
Location
Government Camp >> Clackamas County >> Oregon >> United States Clackamas County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
Street Address
4.5 miles east of junction of Forest Service roads 18 and 1825, Mount Hood National Forest
Date
1935 1942
View Date
2008
Identifier
OR_ClackamasCounty_UpperSandyGuardCabin_0001.jpg
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Source
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Material
wood; logs; stone
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon
Note
The Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin, built in 1935, is believed to be the only Forest Service log building constructed according to a unique design with a unique random rubble masonry extension on the east facade. The cabin is built on the Upper Sandy Guard Station administrative site, and is located near the Pacific Crest National Scenic (PCNS) Trail about 500 feet southeast of the junction of the PCNS Trail and Ramona Falls Trail (#797). lt is within the Mt. Hood National Forest, and is about fíve miles north of Government Camp in Clackamas County, Oregon. The only contributing resource extant at the site, the cabin itself is commonly referred to as the This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.