Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter

The Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah were designed in 1939 by A.V. Jory of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs in the National Park Service Rustic style. Located at the southern end of the Rim Road at Rainbow Point, the buildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940.[2]

Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter
Rainbow Point Shelter
LocationBryce Canyon National Park, Kane County, Utah
Nearest cityBryce Canyon, Utah
Coordinates37°28′31″N 112°14′21″W
Built1940
ArchitectNPS
Architectural styleNPS "Exaggerated" Rustic
MPSBryce Canyon National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.95000427
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1995[1]

The "comfort station", otherwise known as a public toilet, is set back from the rim of Bryce Canyon. The comfort station is designed in the "logs-out" style, sheathed in V-joint wood shiplap siding, with half-round logs covering the joints. The roof is framed with log rafters. The shelter is located directly on the edge of the canyon, facing outwards. The shelter uses massive vertical log posts supporting a log-framed roof. Vertical board siding is used as an infill on the rear half, which is open to the canyon on the front. Siding encloses two small storage areas behind the main interpretive displays.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Janene Caywood (December 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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