The Wild Basin House was built in the southeastern corner of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, USA in 1931. The log residence was built to plans provided by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs at a cost of $2500, in the National Park Service rustic style. The one-story house measures 23 feet (7.0 m) by 31 feet (9.4 m), resting on a fieldstone foundation, with a shallow-pitched wood shingle roof. The interior comprises three rooms.[2]

Wild Basin House
Wild Basin House is located in Colorado
Wild Basin House
Wild Basin House is located in the United States
Wild Basin House
Nearest cityEstes Park, Colorado
Coordinates40°12′29″N 105°33′56″W / 40.20806°N 105.56556°W / 40.20806; -105.56556
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectNational Park Service Branch of Plans and Design
Architectural styleNPS Rustic Architecture
MPSRocky Mountain National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.87001125[1]
CSRHP No.5BL.2390
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1988

The Wild Basin House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1988.[1] The Wild Basin Ranger Station, also listed on the NRHP, is nearby.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McWilliams, Carl and Karen (August 20, 1985). "Classified Structure Field Report: Wild Basin House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2011.