Butte Falls Ranger Station

Butte Falls Ranger Station
Location Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon
Coordinates 42°32′28″N 122°33′48″W / 42.54111°N 122.56333°W / 42.54111; -122.56333Coordinates: 42°32′28″N 122°33′48″W / 42.54111°N 122.56333°W / 42.54111; -122.56333
Area 6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built 1935
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Architect USDA Forest Service
Architectural style Rustic
MPS Depression-Era Buildings TR
NRHP reference # 86000824[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1986

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, located in Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest in Butte Falls, Oregon, was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in rustic style.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. The listing included eight contributing buildings on 6.1 acres (2.5 ha).[1]

It includes the 1938-built station building, a ​1 1⁄2-story building on a concrete foundation with a wood-shingle roof. It includes a pine tree shaped cutout in the east and south gable ends of the roof, and a knotty pine interior.[2]

The Ranger's Residence building was built in 1936.[2]

Butte Falls Ranger Station, Ranger's Residence Garage also includes pine tree cutouts under the roof apex at east and west gable ends.[2]

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, Residence #1001 was built in 1935.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 E. Gail Throop (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Butte Falls Ranger Station". and accompanying nine photos from 1983 (excerpt from larger "Depression-Era Buildings TR" thematic resources nomination)


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