Kennicott Cabin

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Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1869
Architectural style: log cabin
Areas of significance: Architecture; Exploration/Settlement
Area: 4.36 acres
Outbuildings: agricultural sheds; privy
Also known as: Frank Kennicott Homestead; Comstock Cabin
Date added to NRHP: 2/14/1997
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This is one of the earliest existing pioneer cabins in this region of Colorado. Dating to the first major wave of white settlers to occupy this area, the cabin is unusual by virtue of its distinctive eastern style, and the fact that it is two stories in height instead of the more characteristic one story.