The Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed in
Glacier National Park are a small group of
rustic
Rustic may refer to:
*Rural area
*Pastoral
Architecture
* Rustication (architecture), a masonry technique mainly employed in Renaissance architecture
* Rustic architecture, an informal architectural style in the United States and Canada with sever ...
buildings in the park's backcountry. Built in 1936, the patrol cabin is a frame building, unlike the more
typical log patrol cabins found throughout the park. The similar woodshed is nearby.
The cabin's proximity to the Alpine-themed
Many Glacier Hotel
Many Glacier Hotel is a historic hotel located on the east shore of Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The building is designed as a series of chalets, up to four stories tall, and stretches for a substantia ...
may have influenced the decorative detailing, which is unique in Glacier. The only other frame patrol cabin is the Fielding Cabin, in the southern part of the park. The cabin was completely reconstructed in the 1980s "to thwart a particularly aggressive
pack rat
A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus ''Neotoma''. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes. Pack rats are notice ...
population".
The buildings are located along Otatso Creek, downstream from
Slide Lake.
References
Ranger stations in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
Log cabins in the United States
Government buildings completed in 1936
Rustic architecture in Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
1936 establishments in Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
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