Highlands Historic District, Historic district in Teton County, United States.
Highlands Historic District is a former private inholding in Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming. It consists of a central lodge and log cabins arranged in a U-shape, built in National Park Service rustic style. The buildings use natural materials and hand-crafted details.
The district received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 for its role in preserving the region's architectural heritage. This designation highlighted how Park Service construction practices influenced building design across Wyoming.
The Highlands was neither an auto camp nor a dude ranch: it encouraged moderate-length stays with relatively sedentary amenities. The name comes from the Sensenbach homestead of 1914, which the family opened to automobile tourists in the 1920s. Cabins were added one or two a year from 1946 in a U-shape around a central lodge.
The district is open to visitors year-round, allowing you to walk through and observe the buildings from the outside. Informational signs throughout the area explain the construction methods and design choices that shaped these structures.
Many original construction details remain intact, showing how craftspeople built during the early 1900s with available materials and local knowledge. These examples now serve as reference points for similar restoration work across the wider region.
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