Architects of the National Park Service are the architects and

landscape architect A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture. The practice of landscape architecture includes: site analysis, site inventory, site planning, land planning, planting design, grading, storm water manageme ...

s who were employed by the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

(NPS) starting in 1918 to design buildings, structures, roads, trails and other features in the United States National Parks. Many of their works are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

, and a number have also been designated as

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. The National Park Service was established in 1916, and Charles Punchard, Jr. became its first landscape architect in July 1918. Punchard died in 1920 and was replaced by his assistant, Daniel Ray Hull. In 1922, Hull hired

Thomas Chalmers Vint Thomas Chalmers Vint (August 15, 1894 – October 26, 1967) was a landscape architect credited for directing and shaping landscape planning and development during the early years of the United States National Park System. His work at Yosemite ...

as a draftsman. Vint became the head of the Landscape Architectural Division after Hull retired in 1927. Vint remained with the NPS until he retired in 1961 and is credited with directing and shaping landscape planning and development at the NPS. Vint also significantly expanded the design group's staffing in the late 1920s and 1930s, starting in 1928 with Merel S. Sager. The NPS Branch of Plans and Designs was organized in 1933. Vint was appointed as the first chief architect, with

Charles E. Peterson Charles Emil Peterson (1906–2004) is widely considered to be a seminal figure in professionalizing the practice of historic preservation in the United States. He is referred to as the "founding father" of the professional advocation of historic ...

in charge of the Eastern Division and William G. Carnes in charge of the Western Division. Carnes replaced Vint as the Chief Landscape Architect, and in 1956, Sager succeeded Carnes in that position. Other significant architects and landscape architects who were employed by NPS include

Herbert Maier Herbert Maier (January 2, 1893 – February 23, 1969) was an American architect and public administrator, most notable as an architect for his work at Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks. Maier, as a consultant to the Natio ...

, John Wosky, Harold G. Fowler, Cecil J. Doty,

Lyle E. Bennett Lyle E. Bennett was an architect with the National Park Service. A number of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include: *One or more works in Bandelier CCC Historic District, off NM 4 in Bandelier Nationa ...

, A. Paul Brown,

Mark Daniels Mark Roy Daniels (1881 – 1952) was an architect, landscape architect, civil engineer, and city planner active in California. He was known for creating plans that incorporated existing natural features in order to preserve a sense of local char ...

, Ernest A. Davidson, Herbert Kreinkemp, Harry Langley, and Ken Saunders. Much of the work of the NPS architects is in a "rustic" style that has become known as "

National Park Service rustic National Park Service rustic – sometimes colloquially called Parkitecture – is a style of architecture that developed in the early and middle 20th century in the United States National Park Service (NPS) through its efforts to create buildings ...

" architecture. One of the distinctive features of architecture of the National Park Service is the blending of traditional architecture and landscape architecture. Vint and others experimented with use of stone and logs to construct buildings in a natural way, following example of landscape architect

Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the USA. Olmsted was famous for co- ...

. Vint also provided the first master plan for many Park Service units in his 1931 plan for

Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park is an American national park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preservi ...

. It established the principle of designating specific areas as

wilderness Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

. Several private architects, though not the subject of this article, also made important contributions to the development of the NPS rustic architectural style.

Gilbert Stanley Underwood Gilbert Stanley Underwood (1890–1960) was an American architect best known for his National Park lodges. Born in 1890, Underwood received his B.A. from Yale in 1920 and a M.A. from Harvard in 1923. After opening an office in Los Angeles that ...

designed several important rustic works in the National Parks, including

Old Faithful Lodge Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park is located opposite the more famous Old Faithful Inn, facing Old Faithful geyser. The Lodge was built as a series of detached buildings through 1923 and was consolidated into one complex by architec ...

(1923),

Bryce Canyon Lodge Bryce Canyon Lodge is a lodging facility in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States, built between 1924 and 1925 using local materials. Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the lodge is an excellent example of National Park Se ...

(1925),

Ahwahnee Hotel The Ahwahnee Hotel is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927. The hotel is constructed of steel, stone, concre ...

(1926),

Zion Lodge Zion Lodge is located in Zion National Park, Utah, United States. The lodge was designed in 1924 as a compromise solution between its developer, the Utah Parks Company, which wanted a large hotel, and National Park Service director Stephen Mather, ...

(1927), and

Grand Canyon Lodge The Grand Canyon Lodge is a hotel and cabins complex at Bright Angel Point on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, who designed a number of other hotels in national parks for the Utah Parks Company a ...

(1928).

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also contributed a number of important early works, including the

Mary Jane Colter buildings The Mary Jane Colter Buildings are four structures at Grand Canyon National Park designed by Mary Colter. Built between 1905 and 1932, the four buildings ( Hermits Rest (1914), Desert View Watchtower (1932), Lookout Studio (1914), and Hopi House ...

Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwestern Arizona, is the 15th site in the United States to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often consider ...

Works

Works attributed to the architects of the National Park Service or to its architect subgroups, include the following (with attribution variations). Some works are specifically noted to be done by the "NPS Landscape Architecture Division" or the "NPS Landscape Engineering Division"; some are noted to be works of the "NPS Office of Design & Construction" or the "NPS Branch of Plans and Design".

Alaska

Denali National Park and Preserve

* Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8, also known as Lower Savage River Cabin, 5 miles downstream on the Savage River from Park Highway near Ewe Creek,

Denali National Park and Preserve Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is an American national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve e ...

, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lower East Fork Ranger Cabin No. 9, 25 miles downstream on the east fork of the

Toklat River The Toklat River ( taa, Tootl'o Huno) is an tributary of the Kantishna River in central Alaska in the United States It drains an area on the north slope of the Alaska Range on the south edge of the Tanana Valley southwest of Fairbanks. It issues ...

from Park Rd., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18, 30 miles north on Toklat River from Park Rd., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lower Windy Creek Ranger Cabin No. 15, east of Mile 324 on Alaska Railroad, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Moose Creek Ranger Cabin No. 19, also known as Moose Creek Shelter Cabin, 5 miles north of Mile 73.8 on Park Rd., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District, Mile 3.4 McKinley Park Hwy., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (most buildings designed by National Park Service architects), NRHP-listed * Upper Toklat River Cabin No. 24, built in 1931 in a standard design of the NPS Branch of Plans and Designs, near main branch of Toklat River at Mile 53.7, west of Park Rd., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska (National Park Service), NRHP-listed and was built in 1931.

Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence The Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence is an early National Park Service Rustic style building, designed in 1921 by Daniel Ray Hull of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs as the park's first headquarters bui ...

(1921), Off Route 8A, in

Grand Canyon, Arizona The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mi ...

(designed in 1921 by Daniel Ray Hull of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs; altered in 1931 by

) * Grand Canyon North Rim Headquarters, North Rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona (built by National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps; architect unknown), NRHP-listed * Grand Canyon Park Operations Building (1929), off West Rim Dr.,

, Arizona (National Park Service Landscape Division), NRHP-listed * Grand Canyon South Rim Ranger's Dormitory (1920-1921), off Arizona Route 64, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona (designed by Daniel Ray Hull of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs) *

Grand Canyon Village Historic District Grand Canyon Village Historic District comprises the historic center of Grand Canyon Village, on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The district includes numerous landmark park structures, many of which a ...

, Grand Canyon, Arizona (1924 master plan by National Park Service landscape architect Daniel Ray Hull; includes Park Service employee residences built under direction of Hull and

) *

Trans-Canyon Telephone Line, Grand Canyon National Park The Trans-Canyon Telephone line crossed the Grand Canyon from the South Rim to the North Rim via the Inner Canyon. On the south side of the Canyon, the phone line left the South Rim developed area near Bright Angel Lodge, went down Pipe Creek, ...

, Grand Canyon along Bright Angel & North Kaibab Trails from South Rim to Roaring Springs & South Kaibab Trail to Tipoff,

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed

Other

Painted Desert Inn Painted Desert Inn is a historic complex in Petrified Forest National Park, in Apache County, Arizona, Apache County, eastern Arizona. It is located off Interstate 40 in Arizona, Interstate 40 and near the original alignment of historic U.S. Route ...

(1937-1940),

Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is an American national park in Navajo County, Arizona, Navajo and Apache County, Arizona, Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about , encompassin ...

, west of

Navajo County, Arizona Navajo County is in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106,717. The county seat is Holbrook. Navajo County comprises the Show Low, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area. Navajo County co ...

(

for the National Park Service), NRHP-listed *

Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacácori National Historical Park is located in the upper Santa Cruz River Valley in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The park consists of in three separate units. The park protects the ruins of three Spanish mission communities, two o ...

, formerly known as Tumacácori National Monument, on

Interstate 19 Interstate 19 (I-19) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Arizona. I-19 travels from Nogales, roughly from the Mexican border, to Tucson, at I-10. The highway also travels through the cities of ...

18 miles north of

Nogales, Arizona Nogales (English: or , ; ) is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The population was 20,837 at the 2010 census and estimated 20,103 in 2019. Nogales forms part of the larger Tucson–Nogales combined statistical area, with a total population ...

(museum designed by Scofield DeLong, Charles D. Carter and other NPS personnel), NRHP-listed

California

Yosemite National Park

Crane Flat Fire Lookout The Crane Flat Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1931. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, the lookout is a two-story structure with a lower storage or garage level and an upper observation level, with an ove ...

(1931), north of Big Oak Flat Rd., near Crane Creek,

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...

Aspen Valley, California Aspen Valley, California is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California. Its elevation is . It is located in the western part of Yosemite National Park, about 8 miles southeast of Mather. It was the nearest community to the Cra ...

(NPS Landscape Division prepared plans for the structure; NPS landscape architect John Wosky planned the site), NRHP-listed ::Specifically designed as a National Park Service lookout intended to blend with its surroundings, in contrast to the metal towers used by the

U.S. Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...

. This lookout was highlighted by

as a prototype for general use. * Glacier Point Trailside Museum (1924), also known as Glacier Point Lookout, Yosemite National Park, east of

El Portal, California El Portal (Spanish for "The Gateway") is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of . The population was 372 at the 2020 census, down from 474 at ...

(NPS architects

and Ansel Hall), NRHP-listed * Mariposa Grove Museum (1930), Yosemite National Park, southeast of

Wawona, California Wawona (formerly Big Tree Station, Clark's Station, Clarks Station, Wah-wo-nah, and Clark's Ranch) is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. It is located entirely with ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Merced Grove Ranger Station (1933-1935), Yosemite National Park, north of El Portal, California (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Tioga Pass Entrance Station (1931-1934), Yosemite National Park, southwest of

Lee Vining, California Lee Vining (formerly Leevining, Poverty Flat, and Lakeview) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, Mono County, California, United States. It is located south-southeast of Bridgeport, Californ ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed *

Tuolumne Meadows Tuolumne Meadows () is a gentle, granitic dome, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is . The ter ...

, Yosemite National Park, southwest of Lee Vining, California (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations (1924-1936), Yosemite National Park, southwest of Lee Vining, California (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Yosemite Valley Bridges (1922-1933), 8 bridges, mostly over the

Merced River The Merced River (), in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is a -long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley. It is most well known for its swift and st ...

, Yosemite National Park,

Yosemite Village, California Yosemite Valley (''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite Natio ...

(Bureau of Public Roads provided the engineering, design and construction, with the National Park Service involved through review by its landscape architecture and engineering divisions), NRHP-listed * Yosemite Village Historic District, Yosemite National Park (overall layout and road pattern by NPS landscape architect Charles Punchard, Jr.; Post Office and

Yosemite Museum The Yosemite Museum is located in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park in California. Founded in 1926 through the efforts of Ansel Franklin Hall, the museum's displays focus on the heritage and culture of the Ahwahnechee people who lived ...

/Valley District Building by NPS architect

; Administration Building by private architect

Myron Hunt Myron Hubbard Hunt (February 27, 1868 – May 26, 1952) was an American architect whose numerous projects include many noted landmarks in Southern California and Evanston, Illinois. Hunt was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Archi ...

; Ranger's Club by private architect Charles K. Sumner), NRHP-listed

Sequoia National Park

Ash Mountain Entrance Sign The Ash Mountain Entrance Sign at Sequoia National Park was constructed in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps craftsmen. Featuring a carved Native American face, the sign was made from blocks of sequoia wood and fastened with wrought iron brack ...

Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing ...

(design by NPS architects Merel S. Sager and Harold G. Fowler), NRHP-listed *

Cabin Creek Ranger Residence and Dormitory The Cabin Creek Ranger Residence and Dormitory, also known as the Cabin Creek Ranger Station, were built in 1934 and 1935 in Sequoia National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The three-room wood-frame residence and the two-room dormitory a ...

, off Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park, southeast of Wilsonia, California (National Park Service: landscape architect Harold G. Fowler; Emergency Conservation Work landscape architect Lloyd Fletcher), NRHP-listed * Generals' Highway Stone Bridges (1930-1931),

, north of

Mineral King, California Mineral King is a subalpine glacial valley located in the southern part of Sequoia National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The valley lies at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Kaweah River, which rises at the eastern part of the vall ...

( John Wosky of NPS Division of Landscape Architecture on the Clover Creek and Marble Fork Bridges), NRHP-listed *

Giant Forest Village-Camp Kaweah Historic District In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: '' gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...

, Sequoia National Park (camp cabins laid out according to a plan developed by NPS landscape architect Merel S. Sager; NPS landscape engineer Daniel Ray Hull established the Giant Forest Village site), NRHP-listed * Hockett Meadow Ranger Station (1934), Sequoia National Park, south of

Silver City, California Silver City is a census-designated place (CDP) in the mountainous area of central Tulare County, California. Silver City sits at an elevation of . It lies 72 km ENE of Visalia, California, within the boundary of Sequoia National Park. The 201 ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Moro Rock Stairway (1931), Sequoia National Park, north of

Three Rivers, California Three Rivers is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada at the edge of the San Joaquin Valley, the town is near the entrance to the list of nationa ...

(NPS landscape architect Merel S. Sager and engineer Frank Diehl), NRHP-listed * Pear Lake Ski Hut (1939-1941), Sequoia National Park, north of

("one of the most environmentally successful alpine structures ever designed by the NPS"), NRHP-listed * Redwood Meadow Ranger Station (1938-1941), Sequoia National Park, vicinity of

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed

Lassen Volcanic National Park

* Horseshoe Lake Ranger Station (1934),

Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park is an American national park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest lava dome, plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. L ...

, on Horseshoe Lake north of

Chester, California Chester (formerly Big Meadows) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Chester is located on Lake Almanor, north-northwest of Quincy. The town is located along State Route 36. The US Postal Service ZIP c ...

(National Park Service architects), NRHP-listed * Park Headquarters (1929), Lassen Volcanic National Park (designed by G. W. Norgard of the NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed * Summit Lake Ranger Station (1926), Lassen Volcanic National Park, northeast of

Mineral, California Mineral is a boundaried but unincorporated forest village in Tehama County, California, United States. It has been part of a much larger census-designated place since 1980, for which the population was 123 at the 2010 census, down from 143 at the ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Warner Valley Ranger Station (1926),

, north of

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed

Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

* Bear Lake Comfort Station (1940),

Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...

, Bear Lake,

Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,904 at the 2020 United States Census. Estes Park is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corr ...

(designed by W. C. Hill, working under Howard W. Baker, Regional Landscape Architect, NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * East Inlet Trail, west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, 6.9 miles from Grand Lake to Lake Verna (trail existed in 1914; first NPS construction by 1924; rebuilt in 1931 under leadership of L.S. Moore; listed in part due to its reflecting NPS Naturalistic Design), NRHP-listed * Fall River Pass Ranger Station, Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Pass (designed by Daniel Ray Hull, landscape engineer for NPS), NRHP-listed. * Fall River Pump House and Catchment Basin, near the top of Fall River Rd., Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado (L. Fletcher and W. G. Hill, landscape architects with the National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Fall River Entrance Historic District, Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Entrance, Estes Park, Colorado (three buildings designed by Edward A. Nickel, Associate Structural Engineer, NPS Branch of Plans and Design, Western Division), NRHP-listed * Fern Lake Patrol Cabin (1925), Rocky Mountain National Park, Fern Lake, Estes Park, Colorado (designed by members of the NPS Landscape Engineering Division in Los Angeles under supervision of Daniel Ray Hull), NRHP-listed * Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado, (trail reworked by NPS landscape architects in 1933; rebuilt by CCC workers), NRHP-listed *

Flattop Mountain Trail The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Con ...

, Rocky Mountain Park, Estes Park, Colorado, (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Glacier Basin Campground Ranger Station (1930), Rocky Mountain National Park, Glacier Basin, Estes Park, Colorado, (NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed * Lake Haiyaha Trail (1930-1935), also known as Nymph Lake Trail and Dream Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2.1 miles roughly along Bear, Nymph & Dream Lakes, then up Chaos Canyon, Estes Park, Colorado, (Allison van V. Dunn, landscape architect, National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lost Lake Trail, also known as Sawmill Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, 4.5 miles roughly along North Fork of the Big Thompson River, Estes Park, Colorado (rebuilt in 1934 under direction of Allison van V. Dunn, landscape architect with National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Milner Pass Road Camp Mess Hall and House (1926), Rocky Mountain National Park, Milner Pass Road, Estes Park, Colorado (designed by personnel of NPS Landscape Engineering Division, Los Angeles, under supervision of Daniel Ray Hull; "one of the earliest structures in the park to demonstrate the 'NPS Rustic' style of architecture"), NRHP-listed * Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater (1934), Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado (National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * North Inlet Trail (1926-1931), 11.5 miles roughly along North Inlet & Hallett Creek to Flattop Mountain,

Grand Lake, Colorado The Town of Grand Lake is a statutory town located in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 410 at the 2020 United States Census. History Established in 1881, Grand Lake sits at an elevation of and derives its name fro ...

(trail rebuilt 1926-1931; Allison van V. Dunn, an NPS landscape architect, arrived in 1929 and oversaw the final years of rebuilding), NRHP-listed * Shadow Mountain Lookout (1932), southeast of Grand Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Lake, Colorado (original plans by NPS Landscape Architecture Division were rejected; new plans completed by NPS Chief Forester, John Coffman), NRHP-listed * Shadow Mountain Trail, 4.8 miles long on east side of Shadow Mountaine Lake, Grand Lake, Colorado (trail rebuilt in 1930 by National Park Service; trail design reflects NPS Naturalistic Design of the 1920s to 1940s), NRHP-listed * Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin (1930), Rocky Mountain National Park (Howard R. Baker and Thomas Chalmers Vint of the NPS Design Staff), NRHP-listed * Thunder Lake Trail-Bluebird Lake Trail, roughly along North Saint Vrain Creek, west of Wild Basin Ranger Station, Allens Park, Colorado (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed :: Upper Thunder Lake Trail reconstructed in 1929-1930 upon arrival of the park's first NPS-trained landscape architect; portions of Bluebird Lake Trail rebuilt in late 1930s with CCC labor. * Timber Creek Campground Comfort Stations Nos. 245, 246, and 247 (1935), Rocky Mountain National Park (Howard W. Baker of NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed * Timber Creek Road Camp Barn (1930), Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately 200 yards south of Columbine Lake Rd., 450 yards west of Kawuneeche Visitor Center, Estes Park, Colorado (designed by personnel at NPS Office of Design & Construction, San Francisco, under supervision of

), NRHP-listed * Timberline Cabin (1925), Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Rd., vicinity of Estes Park, Colorado (plans prepared by members of the NPS Landscape Engineering Division under supervision of T. C. Vint), NRHP-listed * Utility Area Historic District, Rocky Mountain National Park, Beaver Meadows Entrance Rd., Estes Park, Colorado (approximately 30 contributing structures; plans by NPS Landscape Engineering Division), NRHP-listed

Nowhere in Rocky Mountain National Park is the theme of NPS Rustic Architecture exemplified better than in the Utility Area Historic District.

* Agnes Vaille Shelter (1927), near the summit of Long's Peak, less than 100 yards south of Keyhole at over 13,400 feet elevation, along East Longs Peak Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park (National Park Service design staff; NPS rustic architecture), NRHP-listed * Wild Basin House (1931), Rocky Mountain National Park, Wild Basin, Estes Park, Colorado (plans approved by T. C. Vint, drawn by the NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * Wild Basin Ranger Station and House (1932), Rocky Mountain National Park, Wild Basin, Estes Park, Colorado (plans drawn by NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * Willow Park Patrol Cabin (1923), Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Rd., Estes Park, Colorado (designed by members of the NPS Landscape Engineering Division under the supervision of Daniel Ray Hull), NRHP-listed * Willow Park Stable (1926), Rocky Mountain National Park, Fall River Pass, Estes Park, Colorado (designed by members of the NPS Landscape Engineering Division under the supervision of Daniel Ray Hull), NRHP-listed

Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex The Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex is a group of structures in Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Description The structures are an e ...

(1963-1965),

Fruita, Colorado The City of Fruita is a home rule municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,395 at the 2020 United States Census. Fruita is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area a ...

(visitor center, designed by National Park Service architect Cecil J. Doty, the Bookcliff Shelter, designed by NPS architect Phil Romigh, and the Canyon Rim Trail, designed by NPS landscape architects Babbitt Hughes) * Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter (1940), Colorado National Monument,

Grand Junction, Colorado Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making Grand Junction the 17th mos ...

(designed by Harvey H. Cornell, Jerome C. Miller and Kenneth M. Saunders of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * Rim Rock Drive Historic District (1932), Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado (road design by NPS Branch of Engineering and Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed * Saddlehorn Caretaker's House and Garage (1934), Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado (designed by W. G. Carney of NPS Branch of Plans and Designs, Western Division), NRHP-listed * Saddlehorn Comfort Station (1936), Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado (H. A. Kreinkamp of NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed * Saddlehorn Utility Area Historic District (1939), Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado (Kenneth M. Saunders of NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed

Other

Mesa Verde Superintendent's Residence NPS

Mesa Verde Administrative District Mesa Verde Administrative District is a set of six National Park Service buildings within Mesa Verde National Park, constructed between 1921 and 1927 in the Pueblo Revival style. Located on Chapin Mesa, these were the structures built by the Pa ...

, area at head of Spruce Canyon off park service road,

Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States. Established ...

, Colorado (NPS archeologist Jesse Nusbum and NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed * North Rim Road (1933-1938),

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is an American national park located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located east of Montrose, while ...

Crawford, Colorado The Town of Crawford is a Statutory Town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 403 at the 2020 United States Census. The surrounding mesas and valleys support a farming and ranching community. History Crawford was fo ...

(designed by NPS Engineering Branch, including T.W. Secrest, with input from NPS landscape architects, including Thomas Chalmers Vint, Howard M. Baker, and Charles A. Richey), NRHP-listed

Florida

* Fort Matanzas National Monument Headquarters and Visitor Center, 8635 A1A S.,

St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine ( ; es, San Agustín ) is a city in the Southeastern United States and the county seat of St. Johns County on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously inhabit ...

(NPS Eastern Div. of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed ::A work of National Park Service Rustic architecture

Minnesota

* Jay Cooke State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Picnic Grounds, off

Minnesota State Highway 210 Minnesota State Highway 210 (MN 210) is a state highway in west-central, central, and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 210 (ND 210) at the North Dakota state line (at Breckenridge), and continues east to its east ...

southeast of Forbay Lake, Thomson Township,

Carlton, Minnesota Carlton is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 948 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Carlton County. The town sits on the northwestern edge of Jay Cooke State Park. Minnesota State Highways 45 and ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Jay Cooke State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Service Yard, off

east of Forbay Lake, Thomson Township,

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Interstate State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Campground, off

U.S. Route 8 U.S. Highway 8 (US 8) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs primarily east–west for , mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 (I-35) in Forest Lake, Minnesota, to US 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsul ...

southwest of

Taylors Falls, Minnesota Taylors Falls is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of U.S. Highway 8 and Minnesota State Highway 95. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. History Taylors Falls was platted in 1850 or 1851, and ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lac qui Parle State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District, off Co. Hwy. 33 at southeast end of

Lac qui Parle Lac qui Parle is a lake located in western Minnesota, United States, which was widened by the damming of the Minnesota River. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. It was reconstructed in 1996. Lac qui Parle is a ...

, Lac qui Parle Township,

Montevideo, Minnesota Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,383 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, Chippewa County. The town ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp, off Minnesota State Highway 29 on northeast shore of Lake Carlos, Carlos Township,

Carlos, Minnesota Carlos is a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 497 at the 2020 census. History Carlos was incorporated in 1904. Carlos Township, which predates the city, was named after Lake Carlos. Geography According to t ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Scenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service Yard, off County Highway 7, Scenic State Park, Bigfork, Minnesota (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * Scenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources, Off County Highway 7 east of Bigfork, Minnesota (National Park Service), NRHP-listed * State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District, off

U.S. Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...

west of

New London, Minnesota New London is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States along the Middle Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,251 at the 2010 census. Sibley State Park is nearby. It was named after New London, Wisconsin, by Louis Larson be ...

(National Park Service), NRHP-listed *

St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County, Minnesota, USA. The park follows the shore of the St. Croix River for and contains the last of the Kettle River. At it is the largest Minnesota state park. It was developed as a Recreati ...

, off

Minnesota State Highway 48 Minnesota State Highway 48 (MN 48) is a highway in east-central Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 ...

, along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Clover, Ogema, Crosby, Munch, and Chengwatana Townships,

Hinckley, Minnesota Hinckley is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 48. The population was 1,800 at the 2010 census. Hinckley's name in the Ojibwe language is ''Gaa-zhiigwanaabikoka ...

(NPS), NRHP-listed ::The

provided technical, overall expertise on the design of traffic circulation in the park, and in buildings' designs; work was done by CCC and WPA.

Missouri

Arrow Rock State Historic Site

* Arrow Rock State Historic Site Bridge,

Arrow Rock State Historic Site Arrow Rock State Historic Site is an open-air museum encompassing a geographic formation and a portion of the village of Arrow Rock, Missouri. The park is part of the Arrow Rock Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, and commemorates t ...

, southeast of

Arrow Rock, Missouri Arrow Rock is a village in Saline County, Missouri, United States, located near the Missouri River. The entire village is part of the National Historic Landmark Arrow Rock Historic District, designated by the Department of the Interior, Nationa ...

(National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Arrow Rock State Historic Site Grave Shelter, Arrow Rock State Historic Site, southeast of Arrow Rock, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Arrow Rock State Historic Site Lookout Shelter, Arrow Rock State Historic Site, east of Arrow Rock, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Arrow Rock State Historic Site Open Shelter, Arrow Rock State Historic Site, southeast of Arrow Rock, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed

Lake of the Ozarks State Park

* Camp Pin Oak Historic District,

Lake of the Ozarks State Park Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a Missouri state park on the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and is the largest state park in the state. This is also the most popular state park in Missouri, with over 2.5 million visitations in 2017 ...

, northeast of

Camdenton, Missouri Camdenton is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 3,718 at the 2010 census. The city is enveloped by the Lower Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks and serves as a popular trade point for ...

(National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Lake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Barn/Garage in Kaiser Area,

, northeast of

in State Park (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Lake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Rising Sun Shelter, northeast of Camdenton, Missouri in State Park (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Lake of the Ozarks Recreational Demonstration Area Shelter at McCubbin Point, northeast of Camdenton, Missouri in State Park (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Clover Point Recreation Hall, northeast of Camdenton, Missouri in State Park (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Lake of the Ozarks State Park Camp Rising Sun Recreation Hall, northeast of Camdenton, Missouri in State Park (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Knob Noster State Park

* Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Bridge, Missouri Route 132,

Knob Noster, Missouri Knob Noster is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,709 at the 2010 census. It is located adjacent to and closely associated with Whiteman Air Force Base. Knob Noster State Park is nearby. History Knob ...

(National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Dam and Spillway, southwest of Knob Noster, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Montserrat Recreation Demonstration Area Entrance Portal, off Missouri Route 132, Knob Noster, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Montserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Rock Bath House, southwest of Knob Noster, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed * Montserrat Recreational Demonstration Area Warehouse No. 2 and Workshop, off Missouri Route 132, Knob Noster, Missouri (National Park Service and Works Progress Administration), NRHP-listed

Meramec State Park

* Meramec State Park Beach Area Historic District, Missouri Route 185 at the

Meramec River The Meramec River (), sometimes spelled Maramec River, is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in the U.S. state of Missouri, draining Blanc, Caldwell, and Hawk. "Location" while wandering Blanc, Caldwell, and Hawk. "Executive Summary" fr ...

Sullivan, Missouri Sullivan is a city that straddles the border of Franklin and Crawford counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 6,906 at the 2020 census. History On January 28, 1839, 120 acres were conveyed by the U.S. Government to Garretso ...

(National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps) * Meramec State Park Lookout House/Observation Tower, off Missouri Route 185, east of Sullivan, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed * Meramec State Park Pump House, off Missouri Route 185, east of Sullivan, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Meramec State Park, Meramec State Park Shelter House, off Missouri Route 185, east of Sullivan, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Montauk State Park

*Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Montauk State Park, Dam and Spillway in the Hatchery Area at Montauk State Park, off Missouri Route 119, Montauk State Park (Missouri), Montauk State Park, Salem, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Montauk State Park, Montauk State Park Open Shelter, off Missouri Route 119, Montauk State Park, Salem, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Roaring River State Park

*Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Roaring River State Park, Roaring River State Park Bath House, off Park Rd., Roaring River State Park, Cassville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Roaring River State Park, Roaring River State Park Dam/Spillway, off Park Rd., Cassville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Roaring River State Park, Roaring River State Park Deer Leap Trail, off Park Rd., Cassville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Roaring River State Park, Roaring River State Park Hotel, off Park Rd., Cassville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Roaring River State Park, Roaring River State Park Shelter Kitchen No. 2 and Rest Room, off Park Rd., Cassville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Van Meter State Park

*Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Van Meter State Park, Van Meter State Park Combination Building, Van Meter State Park, Marshall, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Emergency Conservation Work Architecture at Van Meter State Park, Van Meter State Park Shelter Building, Van Meter State Park, Marshall, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Other

*Bennett Spring State Park, Bennett Spring State Park Shelter House and Water Gauge Station, off Missouri Route A64, Bennett Springs, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Crowder State Park, Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, Missouri Route 128, Trenton, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Mark Twain State Park, Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost, off Missouri Route 107, Santa Fe, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed *Sugar Lake State Park Open Shelter, off Missouri Route 138, Rushville, Missouri (National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed

Montana and Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument

*Entrance Road-Devils Tower National Monument, Devils Tower National Monument, Devils Tower, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed *Entrance Station (Devils Tower National Monument), Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming (based on 1933 plans created by the National Park Service Landscape Division for a now-vanished caretaker's cabin at Aspenglen Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, adapted by NPS architect Howard W. Baker of the Branch of Plans and Design) *Old Headquarters Area Historic District, Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming (Custodian's Residence by

, Old Administration Building designed by Edward A. Nickel of NPS Branch of Plans and Design

Glacier National Park

*Bowman Lake Road, Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, North Fork drainage, between Polebridge and Bowman ranger stations, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service, Branch of Plan), NRHP-listed *Cattle Queen Snowshoe Cabin, McDonald Subdistrict, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Coal Creek Patrol Cabin, U.S. Route 2, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District, north side Cut Bank Creek, East Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Glacier National Park Tourist Trails--Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle, Inside Trail, South Circle and North Circle Trails, St. Mary, Montana (NPS Landscape Division), NRHP-listed *Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier Rt. 1, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Gunsight Pass Shelter, junction of Gunsight Pass Trail and the Continental Divide, West Glacier, Montana (NPS Landscape Division), NRHP-listed *Headquarters Historic District, east of Glacier Rt. 1 at crossing of Middle Fork of the Flathead River, West Glacier, Montana (NPS Landscape Division), NRHP-listed *Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin, Flattop Mountain, along Kootenai Creek, St. Mary, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Lake McDonald Lodge Historic District, north of West Glacier, Montana (Lewis, John, NPS et al.), NRHP-listed *Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabin, northeast corner of Glacier National Park, (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin, U.S. Route 2, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District, Glacier Rt. 7 near Logging Creek, West Glacier, Montana (NPS), NRHP-listed *North Fork Road, Glacier National Park, North Fork drainage, Fish Creek to Kintla Lake, West Glacier, Montana (NPS Landscape Division), NRHP-listed *Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse, Glacier Rt. 3 at Apikuni Flat, St. Mary, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabin, Many Glacier, St. Mary, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Polebridge to Numa Ridge Phoneline, North Fork drainage, Polebridge to Numa Ridge, West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin, north of Going-to-the-Sun Rd. at St. Mary Lake, St. Mary, Montana (National Park Service, Branch of Plan), NRHP-listed *St. Mary Utility Area Historic District, east of St. Mary, Montana at Divide Creek (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin, Going-to-the-Sun Rd., St. Mary, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District, west end of Glacier Rt. 3, Many Glacier, Montana (National Park Service, Branch of Plan), NRHP-listed *Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabin, Two Medicine Lake, East Glacier, Montana (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *West Entrance Station, Going-to-the-Sun Rd., near West Glacier, Montana (National Park Service, Branch of Plan), NRHP-listed

Grand Teton National Park

*Jenny Lake CCC Camp NP-4, Grand Teton National Park, 1/4 mile south of Jenny Lake, west side of Cottonwood Creek, Moose, Wyoming (NPS), NRHP-listed *Jenny Lake Ranger Station Historic District, Grand Teton National Park, Jenny Lake Rd., Moose, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed *Old Administrative Area Historic District, Grand Teton National Park, off Teton Park Rd., Moose, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed *Moose Entrance Kiosk, Grand Teton National Park, Park Rd., Moose, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed *String Lake Comfort Station, Grand Teton National Park, off Teton Park Rd. at String Lake, Moose, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed *White Grass Ranger Station Historic District, Grand Teton National Park, off Moose Wilson Rd., Moose, Wyoming (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed

Yellowstone National Park

*Fishing Bridge Museum (1929), Yellowstone National Park (designed by NPS architect

), part of the Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark *Grand Loop Road Historic District, Grand Loop Rd. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Lamar Buffalo Ranch, E of Mammoth Hot Springs on Northeast Entrance Rd. Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Madison Museum (1929), Yellowstone National Park (designed by NPS architect Herbert Maier), part of the Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark *Norris Geyser Basin Museum (1929-1930), Yellowstone National Park (designed by NPS architect Herbert Maier), part of the Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark *Northeast Entrance Station, US 212, Yellowstone National Park, Montana (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed *Obsidian Cliff Kiosk (1931), Yellowstone National Park Mammoth, Wyoming (designed by NPS park naturalist, Carl Parcher Russell, Carl Russell), NRHP-listed ::First "wayside exhibit built in the National Park System", an "open-air museum-in-miniature", and a small shelter for interpretative information, in National Park Service Rustic style. *Old Faithful Museum of Thermal Activity (1929), Yellowstone National Park (designed by NPS architect Herbert Maier), demolished in 1971

Nevada

*Boulder Dam Park Museum (1935), now known as the Lost City Museum, Nevada State Route 169, west side, south of Overton, Nevada (built by the National Park Service and Civilian Conservation Corps to exhibit Anasazi artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as Nevada's "Lost City"), NRHP-listed

New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

*The Caverns Historic District (1940-1942), Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico (several structures designed by

of NPS; others by

and other NPS personnel) *Rattlesnake Springs Historic District, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico (1940 Ranger's Residence and the 1933 Pump House designed by William G. Carnes of the NPS; later structures designed by Ken Saunders and Del Jones at the Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs in Santa Fe)

Oklahoma

*Nichols Park (1938-1941), located on the Indian Nation Turnpike (toll road) approximately two mile south of downtown Henryetta, Oklahoma, Henryetta in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma (design by Charles Krueger of the National Park Service; built by Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed :: The registered properties are listed in part due to their NPS rustic architecture and include a beach house, two picnic shelter, and comfort station. *Perry Lake Park (1934-1935), also known as CCC Park, 1520 South 4th Street, Perry, Oklahoma (National Park Service; built by Civilian Conservation Corps), NRHP-listed :: The registered properties include a boat house and are listed in part as "an excellent example of the architecture and landscape design philosophy of the National Park Service."

Oregon

Crater Lake National Park

*Comfort Station No. 72, Rim Dr., in Rim Village Campground, Crater Lake National Park, Fort Klamath, Oregon (National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence, Munson Valley, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon (NPS Branch of Plans & Design), NRHP-listed and a National Historic Landmark. *Munson Valley Historic District, junction of Crater Lake Highway and Rim Drive, Fort Klamath, Oregon (master plan overseen by

of NPS Landscape Engineering Division), NRHP-listed *Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67 (1931), Rim Drive, near Rim Village Campground, Fort Klamath, Oregon ( Merel S. Sager of the National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Watchman Lookout Station No. 68 (1932), off Rim Drive on Watchman Peak, Fort Klamath, Oregon (Merel S. Sager of the National Park Service), NRHP-listed

Other

*Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Historic District (1936-1941), U.S. Route 101, Florence, Oregon (built by Civilian Conservation Corps; plans by National Park Service), NRHP-listed :: Listed properties include bathhouse (1938, designed by J. Elwood Isted), kitchen shelters (adapted by Glen O. Stevenson from a Plan by J. Elwood Isted for Washington State Parks), pumphouse (1937, designed by J. Elwood Isted), caretaker's house (1936, designed by Jack Peterson), caretaker's garage (1937, designed by J. Elwood Isted)

South Dakota

*Ranger Station (1935), also known as Old Administration Building, Jewel Cave National Monument, Custer County, South Dakota (NPS), NRHP-listed

Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park

*Old Administration Building, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Horse Barn (Bryce Canyon, Utah), Horse Barn, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Loop C Comfort Station, N. Campground, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Loop D Comfort Station, N. Campground, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *National Park Service Housing, Old, Historic District, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Rainbow Point Comfort Station and Overlook Shelter, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Riggs Spring Fire Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed *Under-the-Rim Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park (NPS), NRHP-listed

Zion National Park

Zion National Park, Zion Museum, Springdale vicinity (Washington, Utah)

*Angels Landing Trail-West Rim Trail (1926), Angels Landing, Zion National Park (planned by

of the NPS Branch of Plans and Design and Walter Ruesch, Zion Park building foreman), NRHP-listed *The Cable Creek Bridge (1932), on the Floor of the Valley Road, Zion National Park (designed by NPS Western Office of Design and Construction), NRHP-listed *East Entrance Sign (Zion National Park), East and South Entrance Sign (Zion National Park), South Entrance Signs (1936), Zion National Park (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Designs; altered in 1950 to design of NPS architects H.W. Young and A.C. Kuehl), NRHP-listed *East Entrance Checking Station (Zion National Park), East Entrance Checking Station (1935), East Entrance, Zion National Park (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed *East Entrance Residence, East Entrance 150 ft. north of Utah Route 9, Springdale, Utah (designed by NPS's Branch of Plans and Design; built by CCC), NRHP-listed *Floor of the Valley Road, Zion National Park (built in 1916, later redesigned by NPS Branch of Plans and Designs to highlight the natural features of the valley while presenting a natural-appearing built environment), NRHP-listed *Gateway to the Narrows Trail (1928), one-mile trail along the Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah (designed by NPS engineer Guy D. Edwards), NRHP-listed *Grotto Camping Ground Comfort Stations (1925), Grotto Picnic Area near Grotto Residence, east of Scenic Dr., Springdale, Utah (designed by NPS architect Harry Langley), NRHP-listed *Grotto Trail (1932), begins at Zion Lodge, running along the floor of the valley to the Zion Museum at what is now the Grotto Picnic Area (designed by NPS landscape architect Harry Langley), NRHP-listed *Museum-Grotto Residence, southeast of Grotto Picnic Area, Springdale, Utah (designed by Harry Langley of NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed *Oak Creek Historic District, off State Route 9 (Utah), State Route 9 along bank of Oak Creek, Springdale, Utah (NPS), NRHP-listed *Pine Creek Historic District (1929-1930), Zion National Park (designed by

), NRHP-listed *South Campground Comfort Station (1934), South Campground at north end of campsite loop, Springdale, Utah (designed by W. G. Carnes of the NPS Western Division of Plans and Design), NRHP-listed

Washington

Mount Rainier National Park

*Camp Muir, Mount Rainier National Park, Paradise, Washington (plans supervised by Daniel Ray Hull of NPS) *Chinook Pass Entrance Arch (1933), Chinook Pass Entrance to Mount Rainier National Park (NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed *Christine Falls Bridge (1927-1928), Paradise Road over Van Trump Creek, Paradise, Washington (architectural plans by National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design, San Francisco) *Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout (1933), Nisqually Entrance, Mount Rainier National Park (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Designs under supervision of Acting Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel), NRHP-listed *Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin (1934), Mount Rainier National Park (NPS Acting Chief Architect W. G. Carnes designed the "1930s standard patrol cabin plan"), NRHP-listed. *Indian Bar Trail Shelter (1940), Mount Rainier National Park, Paradise, Washington (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Design under supervision of Edwin A. Nickel), NRHP-listed *Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin (1933), Mount Rainier National Park, Carbon River Entrance (one of several patrol cabins in the park built using plans by the NPS Branch of Plans and Design under supervision of Acting Chief Architect W. G. Carnes), NRHP-listed *Longmire Buildings (1927-1929), Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park (designed by National Park Service staff, including Ernest A. Davidson, under direction of

) *Longmire Campground Comfort Stations (1930), Mount Rainier National Park, Longmire, Washington (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Designs; construction supervised by park landscape architect Ernest A. Davidson, NRHP-listed *Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout(1934), Mount Rainier National Park, vicinity of Sunrise, Washington (built to standard plan developed by NPS Western Division, Branch of Plans and Design, with Edward A. Nickel), NRHP-listed *Narada Falls Comfort Station (1942), Mount Rainier National Park (designed by NPS Western Region Landscape Engineering Division, with plan approval by Thomas Chalmers Vint), NRHP-listed *Summerland Trail Shelter (1934), Mount Rainier National Park, Sunrise, Washington (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Design under supervision of Edwin A. Nickel), NRHP-listed *Sunrise Comfort Station (1932), Mount Rainier National Park, Sunrise, Washington (designed by

in association with Ernest A. Davidson), NRHP-listed *Shriner Peak Fire Lookout (1932), Mount Rainier National Park, Ohanapecosh, Washington (built to standard design developed by NPS, Landscape Division, Branch of Plans and Design, NRHP-listed *Tahoma Vista Comfort Station (1931), Mount Rainier National Park (designed by NPS, Western Region, Branch of Plans and Design with Thomas Chalmers Vint; NPS landscape architect Ernest A. Davidson "extensively involved in supervising construction of the scenic overlook"), NRHP-listed *Three Lakes Patrol Cabin (1934), Mount Rainier National Park (built to a standard plan designed by W.G. Carnes, NPS Acting Chief Architect, Branch of Plans and Designs, supervised by

), NRHP-listed *Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station (1934), Mount Rainier National Park (NPS Branch of Design and Plans under supervision of

) *Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout (1933), Mount Rainier National Park, Mowich Lake Entrance (design was prepared under the supervision of Edwin A. Nickel of the NPS Branch of Plans and Designs), NRHP-listed *White River Mess Hall and Dormitory (1934), Mount Rainier National Park, White River Entrance (designed by NPS Branch of Plans and Design under supervision of Thomas Chalmers Vint), NRHP-listed *Yakima Park Stockade Group (1930), Mount Rainier National Park ( Ernest A. Davidson, landscape architect, and A. Paul Brown, architect, of the NPS Landscape Engineering Division), NRHP-listed and National Historic Landmark

Olympic National Park

*Canyon Creek Shelter (1939), also known as Sol Duc Falls Shelter, approximately .9 miles north of the Sol Duc River, Upper Sol Duc River Trailhead, Olympic National Park (built by Civilian Conservation Corps under guidance of National Park Service), NRHP-listed *Graves Creek Ranger Station (1939-1941), approximately 22 miles northeast of U.S. Route 101 in Washington, Route 101 on Quinault River Road, Quinault District of Olympic National Park (National Park Service with assistance of Public Works Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps labor), NRHP-listed *Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District (1940-1941), 600 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, Washington (National Park Service with assistance of Public Works Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps labor), NRHP-listed

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Alaska

Denali National Park and Preserve

Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park

Other

California

Yosemite National Park

Sequoia National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado National Monument

Other

Florida

Minnesota

Missouri

Arrow Rock State Historic Site

Lake of the Ozarks State Park

Knob Noster State Park

Meramec State Park

Montauk State Park

Roaring River State Park

Van Meter State Park

Other

Montana and Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument

Glacier National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Nevada

New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Oklahoma

Oregon

Crater Lake National Park

Other

South Dakota

Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park

Zion National Park

Washington

Mount Rainier National Park

Olympic National Park

See also

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