The Humes Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The Humes cabin is located along the Humes Ranch Trail, approximately 2.5 miles from the trailhead at Whiskey Bend, in the Elwha River drainage, in Olympic National Park. It is sited in a gently sloping, mountain terrace at the edge of a clearing, about 100 feet from the Elwha River flood plain, within the rain drenched mountainous interior of the Olympic Peninsula. Dovetail-notched logs form the main body of the small, one-story structure, built as a residence for early settlers in one of the most remote parts of this country. Originally a complex of several buildings, this log cabin and clearing is all that remains as evidence of these early settlers.

The Michael Cabin is an excellent example of log cabin construction featuring fine, hand-crafted, saddle-notched corners. It represents an era of recreational use of the interior Olympic Mountains by individuals who eked out a living accommodating those wealthy or adventurous enough to enjoy the “wilds” of the peninsula. It is one of the only three extant cabins inside the National Park boundaries that were built for private recreational sport hunting/fishing use.