Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin

The Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin was built to house Elijah Cutler Behunin's family in 1883–84 in what is now Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States.

Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin
Nearest cityTorrey, Utah
Coordinates38°16′56″N 111°10′12″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1883
ArchitectBehunin, Elijah Cutler
MPSCapitol Reef National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.99001094[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1999

Description

The Behunins lived there for only a year, leaving for Fruita after a flood threatened the house and its fields. The one story sandstone structure measures 13 feet (4.0 m) by 16.5 feet (5.0 m), with a single room. Elijah and his wife and their 13 children all lived within the home. The walls are sandstone covered with a plaster-cement wash. The roof structure is wood, covered with wood sheathing and bentonite clay. The cabin was renovated in the 1960s by the National Park Service and represents the most intact example of a settler cabin in Capitol Reef National Park.[2]

The Behunin cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1999.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Brower, Benjamin (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 5 Jul 2011.

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