Thomas and Israel Gamlin built this cabin from sugar pine logs in 1872. The Gamlins were the first white residents of the Grant Grove. They grazed cattle here during the summers before the sequoia grove was designated as a National Park. While General Grant National Park was created in 1890, the National Park Service did not come into existence until 1916. The first rangers in this park were members of the US Cavalry, who used this building for hay and grain storage. It was also the home of Ranger Davis, the park's first civilian ranger, from 1902 to 1909.
