Big Elk Garage/Storage Shed – Umpqua National Forest OR

Description

The National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the former Big Elk Guard Station (now a camping residence for seasonal rent) tells the history of the garage/storage shed located nearby:

“A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built Garage/Storage Shed, erected ca. 1938, lies about 50′ east of the cabin. This rectangular, single-story building measures approximately 18′ x 16′ feet in plan and approximately 8′ 6” feet from the top of the corner boards at the eaves to the ground. The building has a medium-pitch gable roof with wood shingles and exposed rafter ends. The exterior walls are composed of horizontal “double-run molding” shiplap siding that covers horizontal boards over a milled lumber frame. A vehicle entrance with double leaf swinging doors and a fourlight window are located in the north elevation. The structure has no foundation; the western two-thirds of the structure has an earth floor and the east third, separated by an interior partition and accessible by two swinging doors in the west wall, has a wooden floor. The building is used for miscellaneous storage.”

The (former) guard station itself pre-dates the CCC (1929), although it is similar  in architectural elements and appearance to CCC-built structures.  The guard station and shed are located just east of Big Elk Road and two miles south of Hwy 140.