The Kimmel Kabins were a tourist camp in Grand Teton National Park. The camp was built in 1937 by J.D. and Lura Kimmel with a rustic lodge and eleven cabins on either side of Cottonwood Creek south of Jenny Lake. The camp is the only remaining example of a motor court-style camp in Grand Teton out of as many as twelve former establishments. The camp eventually featured a store with a post office.
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| Nearest city | Moose, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 43°44′38″N 110°43′38″W / 43.74389°N 110.72722°W |
| Architect | J.D. Kimmel, Lura Kimmel |
| MPS | Grand Teton National Park MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000612 |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1990[1] |
The Kimmels sold the strategically located property in 1944 in exchange for a life estate.[2] After Lura Kimmel's death in 1962 the cabins were used as seasonal residences for National Park Service employees and the other buildings were removed.[3][4]
The Kimmel Kabins were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1990.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Tourists". Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. October 24, 2008.
- ^ "Kimmel Kabins". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 22, 2008.
- ^ Steven F. Mehls (March 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kimmel Kabins" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links
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Media related to Kimmel Kabins at Wikimedia Commons
- Auto Camps at Grand Teton National Park
- Grand Teton Historic Resource Study: Tourists National Park Service
- Kimmel Kabins at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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