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Show * NFS Form 10-900-a (8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 3 Washington County, UT Zion National Park MRA Temple of Sinawava Parking Area The Temple of Sinawava Parking Area is located at the terminus of the Floor of the Valley Road. It is a one-way parking loop, approximately 420 feet long and 200 feet wide at its widest point, with parking spaces located on either side of the road. The entire parking area has red ashlar sandstone curbing along its inner and outer perimeter. The curbing was built to specifications that required 6" to 1' lengths of dressed stone to be approximately 9" high (above parking area grade) and 8" wide. Surrounding the outside perimeter, are 5-foot wide gravel walkways which lead to the Gateway to the Narrows Trail which was listed on the National Register as part of the 1987 multiple property submission. The east end of the parking area was expanded in the 1960s, when some of the original curbs were relocated to accommodate the construction of additional parking spaces. As the original curbing was reused and the expansion did not significantly alter the design of the parking area, it still retains sufficient integrity to be a contributing feature to the Floor of the Valley Road. Red Point Parking Area This 164-foot long, 68-foot wide semicircular parking area is separated from the road by a 20-foot wide crescent shaped island. The entire parking area is curbed with red ashlar sandstone curbing (which follows the same design specifications as the Temple of Sinawava Parking Area) and has a gravel walkway on the south and west side of the parking area. Great White Throne Parking Area This 180-foot long and 30-foot wide semicircular parking area is separated from the road by a 10-foot wide baguette shaped island. The entire parking area is curbed with red ashlar sandstone curbing (which follows the same design specifications as the Temple of Sinawava Parking Area) and is surrounded with 5-foot wide asphalt walkways. A stone stairway is located on the south side of the parking area, leading to the viewing area. The stone stairway, rock-curbed trail, retaining wall and viewing areas are all part of the original design and are thus considered contributing features of the parking area. Weeping Rock Parking Area This 230-foot long and 150-foot wide (at its widest point) teardrop shaped parking area is connected to the road by a single, two-lane driveway approximately 50 feet long. The parking area has red ashlar sandstone curbing (which follows the same design specifications as the Temple of Sinawava Parking Area) and is surrounded with 5-foot wide walkways (surfacing varies - gravel, asphalt, concrete). Two small islands jut into the parking area from the northeast and southeast. Two stone stairways lead from the parking area down to Cable Creek. Built in the 1970s, these are nonhistoric. Also located between the parking area and Cable Creek (but not visible from the parking lot) are several retaining walls. Additions were made to the original walls in the 1970s, approximately doubling their |
