Ava Ranger Station Historic District

Ava Ranger Station Historic District
Old tractor by the Ava ranger station, July 2014
Ava Ranger Station Historic District
Ava Ranger Station Historic District
Location MO 5S, Ava, Missouri
Coordinates 36°56′15″N 92°39′41″W / 36.93750°N 92.66139°W / 36.93750; -92.66139Coordinates: 36°56′15″N 92°39′41″W / 36.93750°N 92.66139°W / 36.93750; -92.66139
Area 5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built 1936 (1936)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Mark Twain National Forest MPS
NRHP reference # 03000714[1]
Added to NRHP August 4, 2003

Ava Ranger Station Historic District is a national historic district located near Ava, Douglas County, Missouri. The district encompasses five frame and limestone buildings constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. They are the 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style Ranger's Office; 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style Ranger's Dwelling; garage; warehouse and an oil house. It continues to be used as a Ranger Station for the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]:5–6, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ava Ranger Station Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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