Merced Grove Ranger Station

The Merced Grove Ranger Station in Yosemite National Park was designed by the National Park Service and completed in 1935. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, it features log construction. The station is near the Merced Grove of giant sequoias, in the Crane Flat region of the park.[2]

Merced Grove Ranger Station
Merced Grove Ranger Station in 2001
Merced Grove Ranger Station is located in California
Merced Grove Ranger Station
Merced Grove Ranger Station is located in the United States
Merced Grove Ranger Station
LocationN. of El Portal in Yosemite National Park, El Portal, California
Coordinates37°44′56″N 119°50′21″W
Built1934–1935
ArchitectNational Park Service
NRHP reference No.78000358
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1978[1]

The building consists of a living room, bedroom, and kitchen. Outside and up a hill to the north of the cabin is 2 small outhouses. The structure was employed for a time as a summer retreat for Yosemite park superintendents.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Merced Grove Ranger Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  3. Gordon Chappell (October 28, 1977). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Merced Grove Ranger Station (pdf). National Park Service.

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