The Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin is located in the northern portion of Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

. It was built around 1934 to house rangers on patrol within the park. The log cabin's design resembles the "Standard Plan for Patrol Cabins" prepared by the Western Division of the National Park Service

National Park Service

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, with the addition of a full-width front porch. Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

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 labor may have been used in the construction of the cabin.

The cabin was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 on March 13, 1991. It is part of the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District

National Historic Landmark

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, which encompasses the entire park and which recognizes the park's inventory of Park Service-designed rustic architecture.