The Cayton Guard Station or Cayton Ranger Station, in White River National Forest about 18 miles (29 km) south of Silt, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Cayton Guard Station
Cayton Guard Station is located in Colorado
Cayton Guard Station
LocationForest Service Road 814.1, in vicinity of Silt, Colorado
Coordinates39°18′20″N 107°33′53″W / 39.305614°N 107.564752°W / 39.305614; -107.564752 (Cayton Guard Station)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Built byJames G. Cayton; Jolly Boone Robinson
Architectural stylepioneer log
NRHP reference No.05000335[1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 2005

It includes a three-room log cabin.[2]

Its preservation is supported by the Cayton Ranger Station Foundation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Allison Bonn; Bridget Roth (November 8, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cayton Guard Station / Cayton Ranger Station; Johnson Springs Ranger Station; 5ME.6161". National Park Service. Retrieved September 23, 2018. With accompanying 10 photos from 2004
  3. ^ Cayton Ranger Station Foundation
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