Historical buildings and structures of Zion National Park

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Multiple Resources for Zion National Park
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East Entrance Sign
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Coordinates 37°14′7″N112°52′7″W / 37.23528°N 112.86861°W / 37.23528; -112.86861 (General location of Zion National Park)
Architectural style NPS-Rustic style
MPS Zion National Park MRA
NRHP reference No. 64000878 [1]

The historical buildings and structures of Zion National Park represent a variety of buildings, interpretive structures, signs and infrastructure associated with the National Park Service's operations in Zion National Park, Utah. Structures vary in size and scale from the Zion Lodge to road culverts and curbs, nearly all of which were designed using native materials and regional construction techniques in an adapted version of the National Park Service Rustic style. A number of the larger structures were designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, while many of the smaller structures were designed or coordinated with the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs. The bulk of the historic structures date to the 1920s and 1930s. Most of the structures of the 1930s were built using Civilian Conservation Corps labor.

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The version of the National Park Service Rustic style that was adopted at Zion was less extreme in its rustic character than that employed at other parks. Compared with the Bryce Canyon Lodge, the Zion Park Lodge used smaller elements of timber and stonework, and employed milled lumber in place of rough log elements. This reflected the more settled character of the Zion area, which retained farms and irrigation systems at the time the first visitor facilities were built. [1]

Many of Zion's historical structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), either as individual structures or as contributing structures in a historic district. [1] They represent an unusually homogeneous series of buildings for a national park, sharing details of composition, scale and materials. They have collectively been described as some the best work in the National Park Service Rustic style. [2] (The NRHP-listed structures are also listed in alphabetical order in National Register of Historic Places listings in Zion National Park.)

The park also preserves remnants of early Mormon settlement in Zion Canyon, which began in 1862. Two irrigation canals and a cable draw works remain. [1]

Utah Parks Company

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Zion Nature Center - Zion Inn

Transportation and infrastructure

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Historic American Engineering Record drawing, Cable Creek Bridge
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South Entrance Sign

Park Service facilities

Employee and service facilities

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Museum-Grotto Residence
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East Entrance Residence

Trails

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Angels Landing Trail
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Hidden Canyon Trail

Archeological sites

The West Rim Trail follows along the rim with views of Phantom valley and the canyons to the south.

Other historic places

The chief remaining structure is a wood headframe on Cable Mountain. The structures at the bottom of the cables consisted of snubbing posts to separate the cables. Nothing remains of the lower end of the draw works. [29]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Jurale, Jim; Witherall, Nancy (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Multiple Resources for Zion National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  2. Kaiser, Harvey H. (2008). The National Park Architecture Sourcebook. Princeton Architectural Press. pp.  163. ISBN   978-1-56898-742-2.
  3. Kaiser, Harvey H. (2008). The National Park Architecture Sourcebook. Princeton Architectural Press. pp.  162. ISBN   978-1-56898-742-2.
  4. Culpin, Mary Shivers (January 12, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Zion Lodge Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "List of Classified Structures: Zion Nature Center/Zion Inn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  7. Sontag, Robert (July 27, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cable Creek Bridge" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Culbertson, Laura J.; Croteau, Todd A. (1993). "Zion-Mount Carmel Highway Tunnel 1930". Historic American Engineering Record. p. 1. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  9. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: East Entrance Checking Station" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: East Entrance Sign". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "East Entrance Sign". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  12. "Zion National Park, Entrance Sign (1936)". Parkitecture in the Western Parks. National Park Service. 2009-09-02.
  13. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: Grotto Picnic Area Comfort Station (No. 129)". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: Grotto Picnic Area Comfort Station (No. 130)". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: South Campground Comfort Station (No. 131)". National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. Witherell, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: South Campground Amphitheater". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  17. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  18. Witherall, Nancy (October 10, 1984). "Classified Struicture Field Inventory: Grotto Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  19. Nancy Witherell (October 10, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: East Entrance Residence" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. Jurale, James (July 6, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory: Pine Creek Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  21. Jurale, James (September 12, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Canyon Overlook Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  22. Jurale, James (September 5, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: East Rim Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  23. Annie, Hartman (12 July 2018). "Angels Landing Is One of the Most Dangerous Hikes in the US". Curiosity: Amazing Places. curiosity.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  24. Jurale, James (September 14, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Reports: Angels Landing Trail and West Rim Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  25. Jurale (September 6, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: Emerald Pools Trail" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  26. 1 2 3 James Jurals (September 6, 1984). "Classified Structure Inventory: Gateway to the Narrows" (pdf). National Park Service.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. Jurale, James (September 6, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Hidden Canyon Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  28. "Parunuweap Canyon Prehistoric Structure". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  29. 1 2 3 Parkinson, Charles R. (September 1977) [January 1972]. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cable Mountain Draw Works". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  30. Jurale, James. "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Pine Creek Irrigation Canal". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  31. Jurale, James (September 29, 1984). "Classified Structure Field Inventory: Oak Creek Irrigation Canal". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  32. Kardas, Susan; Larrabee, Edward (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Flanigan Ditch, Zion National Park MRA (addendum)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

National Register of Historic Places photographs

HABS/HAER Documentation

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) have extensive documentation of park structures. A selection is provided below.