Cedar Breaks National Monument Visitor Center

Visitor Center
Nearest city Cedar City, Utah
Coordinates 37°37′9″N 112°50′12″W / 37.61917°N 112.83667°W / 37.61917; -112.83667Coordinates: 37°37′9″N 112°50′12″W / 37.61917°N 112.83667°W / 37.61917; -112.83667
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)
Architectural style Rustic log
NRHP Reference # 83004386[1]
Added to NRHP August 4, 1983

The Visitor Center at Cedar Breaks National Monument was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the National Park Service Rustic style. The visitor center is located on the rim of the Cedar Breaks amphitheater, overlooking the stone rock formations. It was constructed of peeled logs with dramatically extended ends, cut to a tapered buttress shape. A large, battered stone chimney at one end echoes the log detailing. The roof is covered by cedar shakes, with extended log purlin ends.[2]

The cabin has two rooms on 606 square feet (65 m2) with an attached porch. The porch is inset into the front facade, covered by an inset shed roof.[2]

The Cedar Breaks Caretaker's Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1983.[1] The nearby Cedar Breaks National Monument Caretaker's Cabin was built to a similar design by the same CCC crew from the Zion CCC camp.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Culpin, Mary Shivers (July 27, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Visitor Center, Cedar Breaks National Monument" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)". Cedar Breaks National Monument. National Park Service. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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