Zane Grey Cabin Galice, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
The home and retreat of author Zane Grey (1872-1939), who built the cabin in 1925 and occupied it until 1935.
National Register Feature
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The site known as the Zane Grey cabin is eligible for listing under Criterion (b), as it is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; specifically, the author Zane Grey (1872-1939). The period of significance covers from 1925, when Zane Grey acquired the property, to 1935, after which time Grey no longer visited the cabin. This 32-acre site which includes the Zane Grey cabin, a circa 1925 wooden river boat used by Zane Grey to access the remote property, and an existing 1500' long dry-stacked stone fence that Zane Grey incorporated into his landscape after he acquired the property. While this cabin did not serve as Zane Grey's primary residence , it was built by, and used by Grey as a retreat from 1926 to 1935. During this time Grey authored more than 20 books and numerous magazine articles, some of which were either written at the cabin, used the lower Rogue River for a setting, or were inspired by his time at the cabin and along the lower Rogue River.