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John R. Nielson Cabin

Coordinates: 39°16′01″N 111°30′04″W / 39.266806°N 111.501103°W / 39.266806; -111.501103
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John R. Nielson Cabin
John R. Nielson Cabin is located in Utah
John R. Nielson Cabin
John R. Nielson Cabin is located in the United States
John R. Nielson Cabin
Nearest cityManti, Utah
Coordinates39°16′01″N 111°30′04″W / 39.266806°N 111.501103°W / 39.266806; -111.501103
Arealess than one acre
Built1948
Built byJohn R. Nielson
Architectural stylerustic
NRHP reference No.03000772[1]
Added to NRHPJune 8, 2004

The John R. Nielson Cabin, near Manti, Utah, was built in 1948. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

It was built of aspen logs in Manti Canyon in Manti-La Sal National Forest, near Swen's Spring, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Manti.[2] It is located at the end of short Forest Road 1232, a turnoff at Swen's Spring from Forest Road 0046 which comes up the Middle Fork of Manti Canyon, off Forest Road 0045 which comes up Manti Canyon from Manti.[3]

It is the only surviving "isolated" cabin in Manti-La Sal National Forest; its isolation helped its survival. It was built as a hunting/recreational cabin by the family of John R. and Alice J. Nielson. It has been used by the family and also by many others.[2]

The cabin was deemed architecturally significant "as a surviving example of the influence of the USFS design guidelines on rustic style cabin construction."[2]

A Works Progress Administration-era outhouse, moved to the site in 1950, is a second contributing building in the listing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Korral Broschinsky; Russell Nielson; William Bruce Ellis (November 21, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nielson, John R., Cabin / Nielson Cabin, New Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved August 13, 2019. With accompanying 12 photos from 2002
  3. ^ Google maps and Google Satellite view, accessed November 2019.