▁Category : H uman ▁name ▁dis ambiguation ▁pages <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Frank ▁Nor ris ▁Cab in , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Red wood ▁Ret re at , ▁was ▁a ▁retre at ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁Frank ▁Nor ris ▁in ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Mountains ▁near ▁Gil roy , ▁California . ▁ ▁A ▁log ▁cabin , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁briefly ▁owned ▁by ▁Nor ris ▁before ▁his ▁un tim ely ▁death ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁circular ▁stone ▁ben ch , ▁the ▁Frank ▁Nor ris ▁Memorial , ▁was ▁ere cted ▁nearby ▁by ▁F anny ▁Stevens on , ▁a ▁close ▁friend . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁for ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁Nor ris , ▁whose ▁nov els ▁Mc Te ague ▁and ▁The ▁Oct opus : ▁A ▁Story ▁of ▁California ▁are ▁major ▁American ▁literary ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Frank ▁Nor ris ▁Cab in ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁remote ▁par cel ▁of ▁private ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Mountains , ▁north west ▁of ▁Gil roy , ▁accessed ▁via ▁the ▁Red wood ▁Ret re at ▁Road ▁and ▁a ▁ste ep ▁ ▁h ik ing ▁trail ▁on ▁that ▁property . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁single - story ▁log ▁structure ▁with ▁two ▁ch amb ers , ▁and ▁a ▁stone ▁por ch . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁cabin ▁is ▁a ▁sem ic irc ular ▁stone ▁ben ch , ▁in ▁which ▁is ▁mounted ▁a ▁pla que