Kirk's Cabin Complex | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah, USA |
Nearest City: | Moab, Utah |
Coordinates: | 37.9878°N -109.7408°W |
Built: | 1889 |
Architect: | Kirk, Lee |
Added: | October 07, 1988 |
Mpsub: | Canyonlands National Park MRA |
Refnum: | 88001252 |
The Kirk's Cabin Complex was built by homesteader Rensselaer Lee Kirk around 1890 in what later became Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Kirk was a small rancher who built a log cabin and two corrals at the location, but was unable to make a living there and abandoned the ranch after a few years. Since that time the location was used by cowboys whose herds were grazing in the area, until the late 1960s when the national park was established.[1]