Big Shaheen Cabin
Appearance
Big Shaheen Cabin | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | On Hasselborg Lake, Admiralty Island National Monument |
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Nearest city | Angoon, Alaska |
Coordinates | 57°42′04″N 134°16′42″W / 57.70103°N 134.27821°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1935 |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
MPS | CCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001292[1] |
AHRS No. | SIT-019 |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1995 |
The Big Shaheen Cabin, in the Admiralty Island National Monument near Angoon, Alaska, is a historic log cabin that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; the listing included the cabin and three other contributing structures.[1]
It was built as part of the Admiralty Island Civilian Conservation Corps Canoe Route. The cabin is made of 10-inch (250 mm) logs and its gable roof has a six-foot overhang at the front to make a porch. There are three "culturally modified" trees in the area.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Charles M. Mobley (September 28, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Big Shaheen Cabin / 49SIT-019". National Park Service. (PDF document omits Section 8 on significance) and accompanying four photos from 1992
Categories:
- 1935 establishments in Alaska
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Alaska
- Houses completed in 1935
- Log cabins in the United States
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Tongass National Forest
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska, geography stubs