Great Basin Research Station Historic District Explained

Great Basin Research Station Historic District
Nearest City:Ephraim, Utah
Coordinates:39.32°N -111.4867°W
Built:1912-16; 1933-36
Architect:U.S.F.S. architects
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival, Forest Service Standards
Added:June 28, 1996
Area:71.9acres
Refnum:96000678

The Great Basin Research Station Historic District, in Ephraim Canyon near Ephraim, Utah, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The noncontiguous district includes two complexes of buildings about three miles apart.

The Headquarters portion is the experiment station headquarters complex, located on Forest Road 0053 off Ephraim Canyon Road, at 39.32°N -111.4867°W, and is perhaps also known as Great Basin Station (per Google maps).

The Alpine Cabin portion is another complex of buildings, about three miles east, apparently at 39.3019°N -111.4474°W (based on Google Satellite searching and map sketch in nomination document). (This is not the Seely Creek Guard Station, on Forest Road 0050, at 39.3122°N -111.4294°W, just a bit further.)

It is located off Ephraim Canyon Road, which in the past was denoted Utah State Route 29 before 29's routing was revised. It is approximately 8miles east of Ephraim in what is now the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The two areas combined have area of 71.9acres area and include 13 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, one contributing object and three contributing sites.

Includes work designed by Architects of the United States Forest Service including a standard R-4 design building.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000678}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Great Basin Research Station Historic District / Great Basin Environmental Education Center; Great Basin Experimental Range-U.S.F.S.#BS-998 ]. National Park Service. Nelson W. Knight . January 1996 . November 1, 2019. With