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Near Grand Canyon Village in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

Hull Cabin

 
 
Hull Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker
1. Hull Cabin Marker
Inscription.
Hull Cabin Historic District, built circa 1890, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
 
Location. 35° 58.086′ N, 111° 56.776′ W. Marker is near Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, in Coconino County. It can be reached from Fire Road 307, 1½ miles east of Coconino Rim Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Canyon AZ 86023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Flagstaff & High Country and in Hopi. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, on the Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured
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as the crow flies: Grandview Lookout Tower (approx. 0.9 miles away); Spanish Discovery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Canyon on Canvas (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mining on Horseshoe Mesa (approx. 3.1 miles away); Grandview, 1898 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Last Chance Mine (approx. 3.1 miles away); Tusayan Museum and Ruin (approx. 5.4 miles away); Tusayan Ruin Trail (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Canyon Village.
 
Regarding Hull Cabin. Located one mile south of the Grand Canyon, Hull Cabin is the oldest surviving historic cabin near the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. This cabin was built in the late 1880s by the Hull brothers, who maintained a sheep ranch. The cabin was acquired by the Forest Service in 1907 for use as a ranger station. George Reed was the ranger and lived in the cabin at that time. In 1985, the cabin was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Hull Cabin is located in a secluded stand of mature ponderosa pine trees. The small Hull Tank, located on the cabin grounds, is a prime watering hole for wildlife including elk, mule deer, black bear, wild turkey, javelina, and numerous
Hull Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker
2. Hull Cabin and Marker
birds and raptors.
Hull Cabin provides a unique opportunity to stay in a historic cabin as part of Arizona's Rooms with a View cabin rental program. The cabin has water and electricity, but no bathroom or hot shower.
 
Also see . . .  Hull Cabin, Recreation.gov. (Submitted on September 11, 2026.)
 
Hull Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker
3. Hull Cabin and Marker
Hull Cabin image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker
4. Hull Cabin
Inscription image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker
5. Inscription
George Reed was the ranger who lived here in 1907.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
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Sep. 13, 2026