Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin

	Behunin, Elijah Cutler, Cabin
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Torrey, Utah
Coordinates	38°16′56″N 111°10′12″W / 38.28222°N 111.17000°WCoordinates: 38°16′56″N 111°10′12″W / 38.28222°N 111.17000°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1883
Architect	Behunin, Elijah Cutler
MPS	Capitol Reef National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	99001094
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1999

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

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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpreg1-2] 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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Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin

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