Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin

Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates	48°49′40″N 114°11′31″W / 48.82778°N 114.19194°WCoordinates: 48°49′40″N 114°11′31″W / 48.82778°N 114.19194°W
Built	1934
Architect	Weikert,Austin
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP Reference #	86000340
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1986[1]

The Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States, is a rustic back-country log cabin. Built in 1934, the cabin has a single room, with a front porch extension to create a shelter from snowfall.^[2]

During the 1920s and 1930s the National Park Service built a series of snowshoe cabins or patrol cabins in Glacier's back country. The cabins were built to a standardized plan that was developed in Yellowstone National Park, which were themselves similar to those used by the U.S. Forest Service which took design cues from trappers' cabins. Cabins usually included a bear-and-rodent-proof food cache under the floor. Furnishings were limited to a hinged cupboard which could be folded down to form a table, a stove, and a bunk bed.^[3]

The Bowman Lake cabin, located closer to the "front country" than most, featured a six-burner wood stove, a permanent table and a bedding storage box.^[3]

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14.
3. Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin" (pdf). National Park Service.