Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter

Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter

Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
Nearest city Grand Junction, Colorado
Coordinates 39°1′58″N 108°37′59″W / 39.03278°N 108.63306°W / 39.03278; -108.63306Coordinates: 39°1′58″N 108°37′59″W / 39.03278°N 108.63306°W / 39.03278; -108.63306
Built 1941
Architect Cornell, H., NPS; CCC
Architectural style Other
MPS Colorado National Monument MPS
NRHP Reference # 94000309
Added to NRHP April 21, 1994[1]

The Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter in Colorado National Monument was designed by Harvey H. Cornell, Jerome C. Miller and Kenneth M. Saunders of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design in 1940. It was built by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration in 1941, in the National Park Service Rustic style. The shelter features three sandstone fireplaces, as well as toilets and service facilities.[2]

Construction was carried out by craftsmen, known as LEM's (Local Experienced Men), with suitable skills, reputedly stonemasons of Italian descent. Much of the material came from Rim Rock Drive construction. The picnic shelter was built by the men of CCC camp NM-2-C.[3]

The shelter is unusual due to its large size and diversified function.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Devil's Kitchen Picnic Shelter". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-12-13.
  3. ↑ Kathy McKoy (December 28, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter (pdf). National Park Service.
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