- McGurk Cabin
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McGurk Cabin
Nearest city: Yosemite Village, California Coordinates: 37°40′40″N 119°37′27″W / 37.67778°N 119.62417°WCoordinates: 37°40′40″N 119°37′27″W / 37.67778°N 119.62417°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1895 Architect: Davanay,Hugh Governing body: National Park Service NRHP Reference#: 79000281
[1]Added to NRHP: June 4, 1979 The McGurk Cabin in Yosemite National Park was the seasonal home of Yosemite cattleman Jack McGurk from 1895 to 1897. Located on the edge of McGurk's Meadow, just to the north of the Glacier Point Road, the cabin was used by a series of owners beginning with Hugh Davanay, from whom McGurk bought the property in 1895. McGurk was evicted by the Army in 1897 after a dispute over title to the land. The log cabin is a one-room structure, about 14 feet (4.3 m) square, with saddle-notched peeled lodgepole pine logs. The only opening is a low door on the south side. The cabin was stabilized in 1958 by Sierra Club volunteers. It is one of the few structures left in the park that remain from the pre-park era.[2]
The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Hart, Leslie Starr (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: McGurk Cabin". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/79000281.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
National Register of Historic Places in Yosemite National Park National Historic Landmarks Other historic districts Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable | Camp Curry Historic District | Great Sierra Mine Historic Site | Yosemite Valley | Yosemite Valley Archeological District | Yosemite Valley Bridges | Yosemite Village Historic District
Other properties Acting Superintendent's Headquarters | Camp 4 | Crane Flat Fire Lookout | Glacier Point Trailside Museum | Great Sierra Wagon Road | Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 | Hodgdon Homestead Cabin | Chris Jorgenson Studio | Mariposa Grove Museum | McCauley Cabin | McCauley and Meyer Barns | McGurk Cabin | Merced Grove Ranger Station | Soda Springs Cabin | Tioga Pass Entrance Station | Track Bus No. 19 | Tuolumne Meadows | Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations | Wawona Covered Bridge | Yosemite Transportation Company Office | Yosemite Valley Chapel | Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose No. 15
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