Lake Guerin West Shelter Cabin | |
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| Location | Western end of Lake Guerin, Admiralty Island National Monument |
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| Nearest city | Angoon, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57°38′57″N134°20′36″W / 57.64908°N 134.34331°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| MPS | CCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001301 [1] |
| AHRS No. | SIT-366 |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1995 |
The Lake Guerin Shelter Lookout/Cabin, historically the Lake Guerin West Shelter Cabin is a historic backcountry shelter in the Admiralty Island National Monument, part of the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. It is one of a number of such facilities built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on the Admiralty Island Canoe Route between 1933 and 1937. This cabin, a three-sided Adirondack-style log structure with shake walls and roof, was built in 1936. [2] The cabin continues to be maintained by the Forest Service.
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The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]
