Slaven's Cabin, also called Slaven's Roadhouse and Frank Slaven Roadhouse, is a public-use facility in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in

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. The cabin is located on the

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, southeast of

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, and northeast of

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. It is listed on the

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. Miner Frank Slaven began excavations at nearby Coal Creek in 1905 and built the roadhouse in 1932 with several friends. The roadhouse was used until the 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It also is included in the Coal Creek Historic Mining District, which is itself listed on the

. The cabin was restored in 1993 for use as a visitor contact area and public use facility. A separate public-use cabin also was built in 1993 at the location. It is a two-story cabin built of hewn spruce logs. The original portion of the roadhouse, tall, was probably built with a overhang to the south. This portion was later enclosed. (excerpt from longer TR document, with multiple drawings) and The complex also is an official "dog drop" along the 1,000 mile

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International Sled Dog Race route.Waddell, Stephanie
"Yukon Quest teams at Slaven's Cabin"
''Whitehorse Star''. Accessed 17, 2009.

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Public Use Cabins

Historic Slaven’s Roadhouse proves popular with mushers, rangers
{{National Register of Historic Places 1932 establishments in Alaska National Register of Historic Places in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Commercial buildings completed in 1932 Log cabins in the United States Yukon Quest Yukon River Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Alaska

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