National Register of Historic Places

Hull Cabin Historic District

Grand Canyon South Rim, Coconino County, Arizona
Listed
October 22, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85003370

About this property

The Hull Cabin was built in the late 1880s near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon by settler William Hull. The Hull family arrived in the area in 1880 and established a ranch in the area, raising sheep and building the Hull Tank, a large earth-banked reservoir for their stock. The Hulls branched out into prospecting and were among the first to take in tourists heading to the Grand Canyon. In 1893 the lands surrounding the Hull property were designated the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve. At some point after 1893 Hull left the area, and the cabins became property of the Department of the Interior. The cabin site was located near the somewhat boundary between Grand Canyon National Monument and Coconino National Forest, and at various times was considered to be within either property. However, on February 21, 1907 the cabin and its dependencies were transferred to Coconino National Forest, becoming the Hull Tank Ranger Station. In 1910 the cabin became the Hull Tank Ranger Station, the headquarters for Tusayan National Forest, which was created from Coconino. The forest managed the Grand Canyon area until the creation of the national park in 1919, working from the Hull Cabin in summer and from Anita, Arizona in the winter. Tusayan was incorporated into Kaibab National Forest in 1934., and the cabin became the headquarters of the Tusayan District until 1940, when operations were moved to the Moqui Ranger Station near Tusayan. The cabin's rear extension was added at that time, and probably the stone living room chimney. A 1950 proposal was advanced to include the area around the Hull Cabin in Grand Canyon National Park, but the idea was never pursued.

Location

Grand Canyon South Rim, Coconino County, Arizona
35.96293, -111.94955

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin
Civil War
0.5 mi
Hull Tank Lookout Tree
Industrial
1.6 mi
Grandview Lookout Tree
Industrial
2.7 mi
Grandview Mine
Industrial
4.1 mi
Tusayan Ruins
Listed
5.8 mi

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When was Hull Cabin Historic District listed on the National Register?

Hull Cabin Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Hull Cabin Historic District?

Hull Cabin Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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