National Register of Historic Places

Great Basin Research Station Historic District

Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah
Listed
June 27, 1996
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000678

About this property

The Great Basin Research Station Historic District, in Ephraim Canyon near Ephraim, Utah, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The noncontiguous district includes two complexes of buildings about three miles apart. The Headquarters portion is the experiment station headquarters complex, located on Forest Road 0053 off Ephraim Canyon Road, at 39.319977°N 111.486679°W / 39.319977; -111.486679 (Headquarters), and is perhaps also known as Great Basin Station (per Google maps). The Alpine Cabin portion is another complex of buildings, about three miles east, apparently at 39.301909°N 111.447435°W / 39.301909; -111.447435 (Alpine Cabin of Great Basin Research Station) (based on Google Satellite searching and map sketch in nomination document). (This is not the Seely Creek Guard Station, on Forest Road 0050, at 39.312229°N 111.429447°W / 39.312229; -111.429447 (Seely Creek Guard Station), just a bit further.) It is located off Ephraim Canyon Road, which in the past was denoted Utah State Route 29 before 29's routing was revised. It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Ephraim in what is now the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The two areas combined have area of 71.9 acres (0.291 km2) area and include 13 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, one contributing object and three contributing sites. Includes work designed by Architects of the United States Forest Service including a standard R-4 design building.

Location

Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah
39.31151, -111.46851

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Great Basin Research Station Historic District listed on the National Register?

Great Basin Research Station Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1996.

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Great Basin Research Station Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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