Merced Grove Ranger Station

Merced Grove Ranger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	N of El Portal in Yosemite National Park, El Portal, California
Coordinates	37°44′56″N 119°50′21″W / 37.74889°N 119.83917°WCoordinates: 37°44′56″N 119°50′21″W / 37.74889°N 119.83917°W
Built	1934-1935
Architect	National Park Service
Architectural style	Other
NRHP Reference #	78000358
Added to NRHP	June 15, 1978[1]

The Merced Grove Ranger Station in Yosemite National Park was designed by the National Park Service and completer in 1935. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, it features log construction. The station is near the Merced Grove of giant sequoias, in the Crane Flat region of the park.^[2]

The building consists of a living room, bedroom, and kitchen. Outside and up a hill to the north of the cabin is 2 small outhouses. The structure was employed for a time as a summer retreat for Yosemite park superintendents.^[3]

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Merced Grove Ranger Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-12-10.
3. Gordon Chappell (October 28, 1977). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Merced Grove Ranger Station (pdf). National Park Service.

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