Savenac West Cottage
Haugan, Mineral County, Montana. Cottage.
Details
- Where
- Savenac Historic Tree Nursery, Haugan, MT 59842. Directions
- When
- Check in 2:00 PM; Check out 11:00 AM.
- Season
- Year-round, except when reserved for administrative use or maintenance.
- Getting there
- Traveling on Interstate 90 take Exit 16 at Haugan, Montana. At the stop sign head north to the frontage road. At the frontage road turn right and take the first left, crossing the cattle guard.
- Access
- Drive-in vehicle access; four-wheel drive recommended in winter. Locked facility; key code sent in reservation confirmation email unlocks lock box in entry way. Smoking and pets prohibited inside. Avalanche danger in the area. Guests bring own bedding, towels, soap, toilet paper, and other necessities. On-site dumpsters are available for cabin rental users.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Reservable on recreation.gov; maximum stay 5 nights per reservation.
- Phone
- 406-822-4233
- Website
- recreation.gov
- Managed by
- Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District.
- Established
- 1907 (Savenac Nursery founded); the cottage was originally a residence and was converted in the 1970s to a space for eating and food preparation.
- Coordinates
- 47.385639, -115.395833.
Two-bedroom cottage with kitchen, dining, and living areas for a family or small group of four at the Savenac Historic Tree Nursery in the Lolo National Forest.
Notable Events
- 1908Workers began preparing the seed beds in 1908 by clearing 7,920 square feet of land and planting western white pine and ponderosa pine. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1910This first Nursery was destroyed in the Great Fire of August, 1910. Reconstruction of the Nursery started that fall and by winter an office/residence was completed and ready for occupation. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1916By 1916, Savenac shipped several million seedlings to the vast Northern Region. historicmt.org
- 1935Camp Taft, F-9, of the Civilian Conservation Corps was established across the St. Regis River on the bench above Big Creek and Company 956 moved in in 1935. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1937West Residence and Garage (#1020), 1937. Contributing Building. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1938The west residence and both sets of garages, the stone gates, and entrance driveway were completed in 1938. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1942Camp Taft closed on June 27, 1942. npgallery.nps.gov
- 1969The nursery operated until regional reorganization brought closure in 1969. historicmt.org
- 1970sThe cottage was originally a residence and was converted in the 1970s to a space for eating and food preparation. recreation.gov
- 1996In 1940 or 1941 a 25,000 pound stone from Silver Creek was set along the slough next to the arboretum for a memorial to the firefighters of the Fire of 1910; World War II interrupted the plans and the memorial was not completed until 1996. npgallery.nps.gov
People
- Elers Koch, founder; Forest Supervisor who established the Nursery (1907).
- Frank Haun, Ranger who supervised the Savenac operation under the direction of Elers Koch.
- Savennach, German homesteader who previously occupied the abandoned land.