National Register of Historic Places

Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin

St. Mary, Glacier County, Montana
Listed
June 30, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000776

About this property

The Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin, also known as the Baring Creek Cabin or Baring Cabin, in Glacier National Park was an example of the National Park Service Rustic style. Built in 1935 by local contractor Harry E. Doverspike, the cabin was the last remaining building of the Sun Camp Ranger Station complex of buildings, which at one time included a ranger station, barn and woodshed located near the mouth of Baring Creek. The fireguard cabin was built according to cabin specifications provided by the NPS Division of Landscape Architecture. The only apparent dissimilarity is the center-wall placement of the entry. There was no indoor plumbing and heat was provided by a wood stove whose stovepipe exited through the back log wall to a stone chimney. On July 22, 2015, the cabin was destroyed by the Reynolds Creek Wildfire.

Location

St. Mary, Glacier County, Montana
48.68632, -113.58790

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When was Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin listed on the National Register?

Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin?

Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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