Fabyan Guard Station, White Mountains – Built in 1923 by Clifford L. Graham, the Fabyan Guard Station is a 16 by 20 foot one room log cabin located along old Cherry Mountain Road (the old Jefferson Turnpike) in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Graham would eventually become Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest.

Built of spruce logs from the surrounding area, the Fabyan Guard Station was the first administrative building built by Forest Service on White Mountain National Forest land. And today, it is the last remaining guard station in the White Mountain National Forest. According to Forest Service, in 1923, it cost $75.00 to build this cabin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 2018.

This guard station had a horse corral and a barn, and the water came from a stream near the cabin. Guard stations, like the Fabyan Cabin, housed Forest Guards (employees of Forest Service). The job of the Forest Guard was to protect the forest; they had numerous responsibilities throughout the year. And this cabin played an important roll in the early years of the White Mountain National Forest.

If your adventures (maybe hiking the Cohos Trail) ever bring you to old Cherry Mountain Road, this one of kind cabin is worth a stop. You can license any of the above images for usage in publications by clicking on the image. And you can view more images of this unique guard station here.

Happy image making..

Update: the Fabyan Guard Station was restored in 2014.

Don’t Remove Artifacts | Historic Information Disclaimer | Purchase Our EB&L Railroad Book

Erin Paul Donovan

Owner of ScenicNH Photography LLC

Erin Paul is a professional photographer, writer, and author who specializes in environmental conservation and historic preservation photography mainly in the New Hampshire White Mountains. His work is published worldwide, and publication credits include: Appalachian Mountain Club, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Backpacker Magazine, and The Wilderness Society.