Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter

	Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
Nearest city	Grand Junction, Colorado
Coordinates	39°1′58″N 108°37′59″W / 39.03278°N 108.63306°W
Built	1941
Architect	H. Cornell, NPS, CCC
MPS	Colorado National Monument MPS
NRHP reference No.	94000309
Added to NRHP	April 21, 1994

The Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter in Colorado National Monument was designed by Harvey H. Cornell, Jerome C. Miller and Kenneth M. Saunders of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design in 1940. It was built by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration in 1941, in the National Park Service Rustic style. The shelter features three sandstone fireplaces, as well as toilets and service facilities.^[2]

Construction was carried out by craftsmen, known as LEM's (Local Experienced Men), with suitable skills, reputedly stonemasons of Italian descent. Much of the material came from Rim Rock Drive construction. The picnic shelter was built by the men of CCC camp NM-2-C.^[3]

The shelter is unusual due to its large size and diversified function.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "Devil's Kitchen Picnic Shelter". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-12-13.
^ Kathy McKoy (December 28, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter (pdf). National Park Service.

External links

Media related to Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter at Wikimedia Commons

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[2] "Devil's Kitchen Picnic Shelter". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-12-13.

[nrhpinv2-3] Kathy McKoy (December 28, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter (pdf). National Park Service.

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NRHP properties	Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage Saddlehorn Comfort Station Serpents Trail
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