Portal Ranger Station

The Portal Ranger Station, also known as Portal Work Station, is located in Cave Creek Canyon, in the eastern Chiricahua Mountains, in Coronado National Forest near Portal, southeastern Arizona.

Portal Ranger Station
Portal Ranger Station
Nearest cityPortal, Arizona
Coordinates31°53′56″N 109°9′41″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1934
ArchitectUSDA Forest Service
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPSDepression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference No.93000517[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1993

The office building and the pumphouse building of the complex were built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The office was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in a Craftsman Bungalow style.[2]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its Bungalow/Craftsman architecture. The NRHP listing was for three contributing buildings on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) property.[1]

It was deemed significant "for its association with expansion of Forest Service administration from custodial superintendence to active resource management."[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. C. Cameron and P. Spoerl (September 18, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Portal Ranger Station / Portal Work Station". National Park Service. with five photos from 1940 and 1988


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