The Pearson Cabin, also known as Toklat Ranger Station No. 4, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park in Alaska. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1927.[2][3][4]

Toklat Ranger Station–Pearson Cabin No. 4
Pearson Cabin is located in Alaska
Pearson Cabin
LocationNear the main branch of the Toklat River at Mile 53.8, west of Park Road, Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska
Coordinates63°30′55″N 150°2′59″W / 63.51528°N 150.04972°W / 63.51528; -150.04972
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Built byNational Park Service
Architectural styleLog cabin
MPSPatrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park TR
NRHP reference No.86003207[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1986

It is significant as the oldest patrol cabin in Denali park that was built entirely by park rangers, and is likely the only surviving one.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pearson Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pearson Cabin Cache". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Pearson Cabin Dog Houses". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Toklat Ranger Station (Pearson Cabin), No. 4". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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