Distin Lake Shelter Cabin

	Distin Lake Shelter Cabin
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Northwestern shore of , Admiralty Island National Monument
Nearest city	Angoon, Alaska
Coordinates	57°37′46″N 134°24′07″W / 57.6295°N 134.40205°WCoordinates: 57°37′46″N 134°24′07″W / 57.6295°N 134.40205°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
MPS	CCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS
NRHP reference No.	95001294
AHRS No.	SIT-361
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1995

The Distin Lake Shelter Cabin is a historic backcountry shelter in the Admiralty Island National Monument. It is located on the northwest shore of , on the Admiralty Island Canoe Route. The cabin, originally a three-sided Adirondack log shelter, was constructed by a Civilian Conservation Corps crew in 1932. In 1960, a fourth wall, wooden floor, and bunk beds were added to the structure. There is a window, and the front door is one recycled from a theater; it is labeled "Balcony" on the inside.^[2]

The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1] In 2014, it was listed by the United States Forest Service as being in poor condition and unavailable for use.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Distin Lake Shelter Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Distin Lake Cabin". USFS. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Distin Lake Shelter Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

[3] "Distin Lake Cabin". USFS. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

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Distin Lake Shelter Cabin

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