The White River Patrol Cabin was built in 1927 by the National Park Service

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

 at the White River Campground in 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...

, as the White River Campground Ranger Station. The rustic cabin functioned as a patrol cabin because of its location on the Wonderland Trail

Wonderland Trail

The Wonderland Trail is an approximately 93 mile hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, United States. The trail goes over many ridges of Mount Rainier for a cumulative of elevation gain. The trail was built in 1915...

. Construction is post and beam frame with log roof framing. The three-room cabin was remodeled in 1949.

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.