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Hull Cabin Historic District

Hull Cabin Historic District is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hull Cabin Historic District rather than just read about it. In short: The Hull Cabin was built in the late 1880s near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon by settler William Hull. The Hull family arrived in the area in 1880 and established a ranch in the area, raising sheep and building the Hull Tank, a large earth-banked reservoir for their stock.

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Reference excerpt

The Hull Cabin was built in the late 1880s near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon by settler William Hull. The Hull family arrived in the area in 1880 and established a ranch in the area, raising sheep and building the Hull Tank, a large earth-banked reservoir for their stock. The Hulls branched out into prospecting and were among the first to take in tourists heading to the Grand Canyon. In 1893 the lands surrounding the Hull property were designated the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve. At some point after 1893 Hull left the area, and the cabins became property of the Department of the Interior. The cabin site was located near the somewhat boundary between Grand Canyon National Monument and Coconino National Forest, and at various times was considered to be within either property. However, on February 21, 1907 the cabin and its dependencies were transferred to Coconino National Forest, becoming the Hull Tank Ranger Station. In 1910 the cabin became the Hull Tank Ranger Station, the headquarters for Tusayan National Forest, which was created from Coconino. The forest managed the Grand Canyon area until the creation of the national park in 1919, working from the Hull Cabin in summer and from Anita, Arizona in the winter. Tusayan was incorporated into Kaibab National Forest in 1934., and the cabin became the headquarters of the Tusayan District until 1940, when operations were moved to the Moqui Ranger Station near Tusayan. The cabin's rear extension was added at that time, and probably the stone living room chimney. A 1950 proposal was advanced to include the area around the Hull Cabin in Grand Canyon National Park, but the idea was never pursued.

Description

The small historic district includes the Hull Cabin, a storage cabin, a barn, a root cellar, and the Hull Tank. The Hull Cabin is constructed of round Ponderosa pine logs, V-notched at the corners. In construction the cabin resembles the Buckey O'Neill Cabin at the South Rim. The cabin rests on a Coconino sandstone foundation. It measures 37 feet (11 m) by 27 feet (8.2 m), arranged in a main block with a shed-roofed porch along the front and a perpendicularly gabled ell extending to the rear. The front section comprises a kitchen and a living room, with the bedroom to the rear. The storage cabin measures 16 feet (4.9 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m), and is constructed to match the main cabin. It comprises a single concrete-floored room. A root cellar near the storage cabin has collapsed. The barn is a 22-foot (6.7 m) by 26-foot (7.9 m) dovetailed log structure on a sandstone slab foundation. The roof is corrugated metal and the floor is dirt. Hull Tank is located about 1,500 feet (460 m) to the southeast of the main cabin. Built in 1888 by William and Philip Hull, it measures about 200 feet (61 m) square and is 14 feet (4.3 m) deep, impounded with earth embankments. The Hull Tank Lookout Tree is nearby.

Present use The Hull Cabin has been renovated by the Forest Service in 1989-90 and may be rented by the public for overnight stays. It is close to the Grandview Lookout Tower, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the South Rim at Grandview Point. The Hull Cabin Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1985.

References

External links

Hull Cabin at the U.S. Forest Service Hull Cabin at recreation.gov

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hull Cabin Historic District

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hull Cabin Historic District claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hull Cabin Historic District before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hull Cabin Historic District ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hull Cabin Historic District

In research: Hull Cabin Historic District appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hull Cabin Historic District in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hull Cabin Historic District is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1890 establishments in Arizona Territory, Buildings and structures completed in 1890, Buildings and structures in Coconino County, Arizona, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hull Cabin Historic District outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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