Kimmel Kabins

Kimmel Kabins
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Moose, Wyoming
Coordinates	43°44′38″N 110°43′38″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 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.

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

• Historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Tourists". Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. October 24, 2008.
3. "Kimmel Kabins". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 22, 2008.
4. Steven F. Mehls (March 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kimmel Kabins" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

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