Nearest city El Portal, California NRHP Reference # 78000357 Opened 1924 | Built 1924 Address California 95389, USA Added to NRHP 4 April 1978 | |
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Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hours Architectural style National Park Service rustic Similar Yosemite Village Historic D, McGurk Cabin, Camp Curry Historic D, Wawona Covered Bridge, Crane Flat Fire Lookout | ||
The Glacier Point Trailside Museum was one of the first projects in Yosemite National Park by Herbert Maier in what would become the National Park Service Rustic style. Located at Glacier Point, it was funded by Laura Spelman Rockefeller's estate as a project for the Yosemite Museum. It was the first "trailside museum" in the National Park system and was a prototype for enhanced visitor interpretation services in the parks.
The museum is in reality a small stone shelter with arched openings on the north, east, and west sides. The roof is supported by log timbers.
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