Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed

Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates	48°54′36″N 113°35′56″W / 48.91000°N 113.59889°WCoordinates: 48°54′36″N 113°35′56″W / 48.91000°N 113.59889°W
Built	1936
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP Reference #	86000370
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1986[1]

The Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed in Glacier National Park are a small group of rustic buildings in the park's backcountry. Built in 1936, the patrol cabin is a frame building, unlike the more typical log patrol cabins found throughout the park. The similar woodshed is nearby.^[2][3] The cabin's proximity to the Alpine-themed Many Glacier Hotel may have influenced the decorative detailing, which is unique in Glacier. The only other frame patrol cabin is the Fielding Cabin, in the southern part of the park. The cabin was completely reconstructed in the 1980s "to thwart a particularly aggressive pack rat population".^[4] The buildings are located along Otatso Creek, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) downstream from Slide Lake.

Slide Lake Patrol Cabin

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14.
3. "Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Woodshed". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14.
4. Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed" (pdf). National Park Service.