Death Canyon Barn
National Register of Historic Places

Death Canyon Barn

Moose, Teton County, Wyoming
Listed
August 24, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98001024

About this property

The Death Canyon Barn is a combination barn and ranger patrol cabin in Grand Teton National Park. The barn was built in Death Canyon on the Death Canyon Trail at its junction with the Alaska Basin Trail by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 in the National Park Service rustic style. Located with a clear view of Prospector Mountain, it shares a common style and purpose with the Cascade Canyon Barn to the north in the park, with minor differences attributable to available materials and the…

Location

Moose, Teton County, Wyoming
43.66455, -110.82986

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 98001024. It was listed on August 24, 1998.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECONSERVATION
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Moran Bay Patrol Cabin
Industrial
0 mi
White Grass Ranger Station Historic District
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2.5 mi
White Grass Dude Ranch
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2.8 mi
Upper Granite Canyon Patrol Cabin
Industrial
4.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Death Canyon Barn listed on the National Register?

Death Canyon Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Death Canyon Barn?

Death Canyon Barn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Death Canyon Barn?

The period of significance for Death Canyon Barn is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1935.

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