Smithsonian Institution Shelter
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Smithsonian Institution Shelter, also known as the Mount Whitney Summit Shelter and the Mount Whitney Hut, was built in 1909 on the summit plateau of Mount Whitney, in the Sierra Nevada within Sequoia National Park, in California. It is the highest permanent building in the Contiguous United States.
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Smithsonian Institution Shelter | |
Nearest city | Lone Pine, California |
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Coordinates | 36°34′43″N 118°17′32″W |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Arch, Speiden & Speiden |
Architectural style | Rustic architecture |
NRHP reference No. | 77000119 |
Added to NRHP | March 08, 1977[1] |
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