Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter


Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rainbow Point Shelter

Location	Bryce Canyon National Park, Kane County, Utah
Nearest city	Bryce Canyon, Utah
Coordinates	37°28′31″N 112°14′21″W / 37.47528°N 112.23917°W / 37.47528; -112.23917Coordinates: 37°28′31″N 112°14′21″W / 37.47528°N 112.23917°W / 37.47528; -112.23917
Built	1940
Architect	NPS
Architectural style	NPS "Exaggerated" Rustic
MPS	Bryce Canyon National Park MPS
NRHP Reference #	95000427
Added to NRHP	April 25, 1995^[1]

The Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah were designed in 1939 by A.V. Jory of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs in the National Park Service Rustic style. Located at the southern end of the Rim Road at Rainbow Point, the buildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.^[2]

The "comfort station", otherwise known as a public toilet, is set back from the rim of Bryce Canyon. The comfort station is designed in the "logs-out" style, sheathed in V-joint wood shiplap siding, with half-round logs covering the joints. The roof is framed with log rafters. The shelter is located directly on the edge of the canyon, facing outwards. The shelter uses massive vertical log posts supporting a log-framed roof. Vertical board siding is used as an infill on the rear half, which is open to the canyon on the front. Siding encloses two small storage areas behind the main interpretive displays.^[2]

References

↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Janene Caywood (December 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter" (pdf). National Park Service.

Rainbow Point Comfort Station

External links

Media related to Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter at Wikimedia Commons

Photographs of the Rainbow Point facilities at the National Park Service's NRHP database

National Register of Historic Places in Bryce Canyon National Park

National Historic Landmark Districts	Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins

Other historic districts	Bryce Canyon Lodge Historic District Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District

Other properties	Bryce Inn Horse Barn Loop C Comfort Station Loop D Comfort Station Old Administration Building Old National Park Service Housing Historic District Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter Riggs Spring Fire Trail Under-the-Rim Trail Utah Parks Company Service Station

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Bryce Canyon National Park

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