Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18 Explained

Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18
Coordinates:63.7961°N -150.2528°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1931
Added:November 25, 1986
Mpsub:Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR
Refnum:86003222

The Lower Toklat Ranger Cabin No. 18, also known as the Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park. The cabin is part of a network of shelters used by patrolling park rangers throughout the park. It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1931.[1] The cabin has twelve separate log dog kennels, also to a standard Park Service design.[2]

Work began in the summer of 1931, with construction carried out by contracted carpenters, described as "two old Swedes". A ranger-built food cache and dog houses followed in 1933 and 1936.The design originated at Yellowstone National Park, adapted in this case with a somewhat larger size.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin. May 10, 2017. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin Dog Houses. May 10, 2017. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  3. [{{NRHP url|id=86003222}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18]. pdf. 1986 . National Park Service.