National Register of Historic Places

Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin

Torrey, Wayne County, Utah
Listed
September 12, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99001094

About this property

The Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin was built to house Elijah Cutler Behunin's family in 1883–84 in what is now Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States. The Behunins lived there for only a year, leaving for Fruita after a flood threatened the house and its fields. The one story sandstone structure measures 13 feet (4.0 m) by 16.5 feet (5.0 m), with a single room. Elijah and his wife and their 13 children all lived within the home. The walls are sandstone covered with a plaster-cement wash. The roof structure is wood, covered with wood sheathing and bentonite clay. The cabin was renovated in the 1960s by the National Park Service and represents the most intact example of a settler cabin in Capitol Reef National Park. The Behunin cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1999. National Register of Historic Places listings in Capitol Reef National Park National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Utah Media related to Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Torrey, Wayne County, Utah
38.28216, -111.17061

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin listed on the National Register?

Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin?

Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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