Architects of the United States Forest Service are credited with the design of many buildings and other structures in

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. Some of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to the significance of their architecture. A number of these architectural works are attributed to architectural groups within the Forest Service rather than to any individual architect. Architecture groups or sections were formed within engineering divisions of many of the regional offices of the Forest Service and developed regional styles. National consulting architect

W. Ellis Groben William Ellis Groben, usually known as W. Ellis Groben, is an American architect and author. He was Washington (D.C.) Office Architect of the U.S. Forest Service during 1933-1953 and provided professional guidance as the national consulting archi ...

led development of architectural style for the Forest Service, including by his important 1940 document
"Architectural Trend of Future Forest Service Buildings"
ref> and by his 1938 compilation "Acceptable Building Plans: Forest Service Administrative Buildings". He advocated what is now known as non-intrusive architectural design, and advocated regional styles rather than universal style. Architects of several regions and their works are discussed in the following sections, with the regions having the most information available about them first.

Region 6

Oregon State Forester's Office Building angle - Salem, Oregon

Imnaha Guard Station - Rogue River NF Oregon

The architecture group of the Forest Service's Northwest regional office, Region 6, designed works in Oregon and Washington. At an early date the architecture group of this region included architects

Linn A. Forrest Linn Argyle Forrest, Sr. (1905–1987) was an American architect of Juneau, Alaska who worked to restore "authentic Southeast Alaska Native architecture, especially totem poles". During the 1930s and the Great Depression, he oversaw Civilian Co ...

, Howard L. Gifford, James Pollock and W.I. "Tim" Turner, and landscape architect Emmett U. Blanchfield. According to the National Register nomination for many of their works, "The style that emerged from the Pacific Northwest Region had no clearly identifiable architectural prototype, but reflected the influence of the English Cottage and Norman Farmhouse styles."

Ellis Groben William Ellis Groben, usually known as W. Ellis Groben, is an American architect and author. He was Washington (D.C.) Office Architect of the U.S. Forest Service during 1933-1953 and provided professional guidance as the national consulting archi ...

, national leader of architecture in the Forest Service, reportedly "was impressed with the Northwest Cascadian style of architecture that was started by Tim Turner, Linn Forrest, Dean Wright, and Howard Gifford on Timberline Lodge and numerous CCC facilities in the Washington and Oregon area." Around 1951, architects of the region included A.P. "Benny" DiBenedetto, FAIA, Bill Hummel, Dick Parker, Ken Grimes, Doug Parmenter, and Norm Krause. Around 1958, Joe Mastrandrea, Perry Carter, Ken Reynolds, Terry Young, and Tom Morland joined the staff. The Region 6 design team received several awards for laboratories in Oregon. DiBenedetto was elected to be president for the Oregon Council of Architects, to be Director of the Pacific and Northwest Region of the American Institute of Architects (ALA) and to serve on the National Board of AIA all while serving as Regional Architect in Region 6 (1951–1961) or as Station Architect, Pacific Northwest (1961–1979). There are 25 locations whose design is attributed to the Region 6 group. Notable works of Region 6 architects (with attribution as given in NRHP listing if applicable) include: *

Breitenbush Guard Station The Breitenbush Guard Station in Willamette National Forest, Detroit, Oregon was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Histor ...

, Willamette National Forest, Detroit, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Butte Falls Ranger Station, Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Cabin Lake Guard Station The Cabin Lake Guard Station is a Forest Service compound consisting of six simple rustic buildings located in the Deschutes National Forest in central Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station for the Fort Rock Ranger Distric ...

, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Cascade Locks Work Center,

Mt. Hood National Forest The Mount Hood National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon, located east of the city of Portland and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than of fore ...

, Cascade Locks Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Cedar Guard Station No. 1019, Illinois Valley Rd., Siskiyou National Forest, Cave Junction, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Chatter Creek Guard Station The Chatter Creek Guard Station is a Rustic style set of buildings in Wenatchee National Forest, in Leavenworth, Washington. It was designed by the USDA Forest Service Architecture Group and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The listing ...

, Wenatchee National Forest, Leavenworth, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Early Winters Ranger Station Work Center The Early Winters Ranger Station Work Center in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Winthrop, Washington was built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its arc ...

, Okanogan National Forest, Winthrop, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Glide Ranger Station, Umpqua National Forest, Glide, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Gold Beach Ranger Station The Gold Beach Ranger Station was built at Gold Beach, Oregon in Siskiyou National Forest (now Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest) in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The ranger station comprises several structures that typify the ...

, Siskiyou National Forest, Gold Beach, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Imnaha Guard Station The Imnaha Guard Station is a rustic cabin located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in western Oregon, United States. It was originally built to house fire crews assigned to patrol the surrounding National Forest. In the 1990s, the U ...

, Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse The John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse is a complex of work buildings, employee residences, and related infrastructure owned an operated by the Malheur National Forest in John Day, Oregon, United States. Built by the Civilian Conservation ...

, Malheur National Forest, John Day, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

La Wis Wis Guard Station No. 1165 La Wis Wis Guard Station No. 1165 in Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Packwood, Washington was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is a -story wood-frame structure on a concrete foundation. It was designed by the Region 6 architec ...

, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Packwood, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Lake of the Woods Ranger Station-Work Center A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

Winema National Forest Toby "Winema" Riddle (1848–1920) was a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also called the Lava Beds War). She warned the peace ...

, Klamath Falls, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Lamonta Compound-Prineville Supervisor's Warehouse, Ochoco National Forest, Prineville, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Leavenworth Ranger Station, Wenatchee National Forest, Leavenworth, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Lick Creek Guard Station, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Enterprise, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Lost Lake Guard Station, Okanogan National Forest, Tonasket, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * North Fork Guard Station No. 1142, Randle Ranger Station, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Olympus Guard Station The Olympus Guard Station near Port Angeles, Washington was built in 1930s. It was built by the U.S. Forest Service and was designed by architects of the U.S. Forest Service. It is located about nine miles backcountry, within what is now the ...

, Olympia National Park, NRHP-listed * Oregon State Forester's Office Building, 2600 State Street,

Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...

, Oregon (Linn A. Forrest, Sr.) *

Parkdale Ranger Station Parkdale can refer to several different things: Places Canada Communities * Parkdale, Calgary, a neighbourhood in the city of Calgary, Alberta * Parkdale, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Albrta * Parkdale, Lunenburg, Nova Sc ...

, Mt. Hood National Forest, Parkdale, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Paulina Lake Guard Station The Paulina Lake Guard Station is a Forest Service building located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon. The guard station was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to house the seasonal assistant ranger responsible ...

, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Randle Ranger Station-Work Center, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Silcox Hut, near Timberline Lodge, Oregon (Tim Turner) * Store Gulch Guard Station No. 1020, Illinois Valley Rd., Siskiyou National Forest, Cave Junction, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Supervisor's House No. 1001, Malheur National Forest, John Day, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, near

Government Camp Government Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on the base of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain. It is the only town within of Mount Hood and therefo ...

, Oregon (W. I. Turner, ''et al''.) *

Unity Ranger Station The Unity Ranger Station is a United States Forest Service compound consisting of five buildings and a lookout tower in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of northeastern Oregon. It was previously the administrative headquarters for the Unity ...

, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Unity, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed * Verlot Ranger Station-Public Service Center, Mt. Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest, Granite Falls, Washington (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed *

Zigzag Ranger Station The Zigzag Ranger Station is a United States Forest Service, Forest Service compound consisting of twenty Rustic architecture, rustic buildings located in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest. It was built as the administrative headquarters for the ...

, Mt. Hood National Forest, Zigzag, Oregon (USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group), NRHP-listed

Region 3

In Region 3, standard plans were prepared under direction from the National Forest's Washington office, but architects at the Region 3 office created plans in the Bungalow style. Bungalow style had been popular for small houses in the U.S. from about 1905 to 1930, and was waning in popularity when Region 3 adopted it. The Region 3 architects further adapted the floor plans of this style for wood frame and for masonry construction in different environmental areas (timbered areas vs. grasslands vs. desert), and adopted Spanish Eclectic and Pueblo Revival styling for desert models. But the low cost of the Bungalow style led to it being used in desert areas, too. Notable works of Region 3 architects include: *

Copper Creek Guard Station The Copper Creek Guard Station was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. It is located in a very remote area, near Black Canyon City, Arizona, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its ar ...

, NE of Black Canyon City, Tonto National Forest, Black Canyon City, AZ (USDA Forest Service),

Bungalow/Craftsman style In the United States, the National Register of Historic Places classifies its listings by various types of architecture. Listed properties often are given one or more of 40 standard architectural style classifications that appear in the National ...

, NRHP-listed *

Beaver Creek Ranger Station The Beaver Creek Ranger Station near Rimrock, Arizona was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was designed by architects of the U.S. Forest Service. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1993, for ...

, Off I-17 NE of Rimrock, Coconino NF, Rimrock, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman style, NRHP-listed *

Big Springs Ranger Station The Big Springs Ranger Station is a ranger station located in Kaibab National Forest near Big Springs, Arizona. The ranger station was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The complex includes a house, an office building, and a barn w ...

, Along Ryan Rd., Kaibab NF, Big Springs, AZ (Usda Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman style, NRHP-listed * Camp Clover Ranger Station, Off US 66/89 SW of Williams, Kaibab NF, Williams, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman style, NRHP-listed * Canelo Ranger Station, Forest Rd. 52B N of Canelo, Coronado NF, Canelo, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman style, NRHP-listed * Cima Park Fire Guard Station, in

Chiricahua Wilderness Chiricahua ( ) is a band of Apache Native Americans. Based in the Southern Plains and Southwestern United States, the Chiricahua (Tsokanende ) are related to other Apache groups: Ndendahe (Mogollon, Carrizaleño), Tchihende (Mimbreño), Sehend ...

NE of Douglas, Coronado National Forest, Douglas, AZ (USDA Forest Service), "vernacular, log" architecture, NRHP-listed * Columbine Work Station, AZ 366 SW of Safford, Coronado National Forest, Safford, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman style, NRHP-listed * Crown King Ranger Station, W of Crown King, Prescott National Forest, Crown King, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman, NRHP-listed * Lowell Ranger Station, Off Sabino Canyon Rd. NE of Tucson, Coronado National Forest, Tucson, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Pueblo architecture, NRHP-listed * Moqui Ranger Station, Off US 180 N of Tusayan, Kaibab National Forest, Tusayan, AZ (USDA Forest Service), Bungalow/Craftsman, Rustic architecture, NRHP-listed * Pinal Ranger Station, S of Globe, Tonto National Forest, Globe, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

Pinedale Ranger Station The Pinedale Ranger Station is in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and located near Pinedale in Navajo County, Arizona. History The ranger station's buildings were built in 1934 by the CCC − Civilian Conservation Corps. The administra ...

, Forest Rd. 130 (formerly AZ 260), Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Pinedale, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Pleasant Valley Ranger Station, S of AZ 288, Tonto National Forest, Young, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

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. The office building and the pumphouse building of ...

, Forest Rd. 42A SW of Portal, Coronado National Forest, Portal, AZ (Usda Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Rustler Park Fire Guard Station, SE of Chiricahua NM, Coronado National Forest, Douglas, AZ (Usda Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Sedona Ranger Station, Brewer Rd. S. of Hart Rd., Sedona AZ (USDA/USFS Standard Plans), NRHP-listed *

Sunflower Ranger Station The Sunflower Ranger Station, also known as Sunflower Administrative Site or Sycamore Ranger Station, in Tonto National Forest in the Sunflower district near Punkin Center, Arizona was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was lis ...

, AZ 87 W of Punkin Center, Tonto National Forest, Punkin Center, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Sycamore Ranger Station, Forest Rd. 68F SW of Camp Verde, Prescott National Forest, Camp Verde, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Walnut Creek Ranger Station, NW of Prescott, Prescott National Forest, Prescott, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Water Canyon Administrative Site, Forest Rd. 285 S of Springerville, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Springerville, AZ (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed

Region 2

Notable works of Region 2 architects (with attribution as given in NRHP listing, if applicable) include: * Brush Creek Work Center, WY 130 E of Saratoga,

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, Saratoga, WY (USDA Forest Service, Region 2), NRHP-listed * Centennial Work Center, Off WY 130 NW of Centennial, Medicine Bow NF, Centennial, WY (USDA Forest Service, Region 2), NRHP-listed * Keystone Work Center, W of Albany, Medicine Bow NF, Albany, WY (USDA Forest Service, Region 2), NRHP-listed * La Prele Work Center, SW of Douglas, Medicine Bow NF, Douglas, WY (USDA Forest Service, Region 2), NRHP-listed

Region 5

Notable architects of Region 5, California, include Keplar B. Johnson

Region 4

The Lamoille Organization Camp near Lamoille in Elko County, Nevada is a work of the Region 4 Forest Service. Also the Paradise Valley Ranger Station, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is a work of Forest Service design, built by the CCC.

Region 1

The Big Creek Ranger Station Historic District, in Flathead National Forest in Flathead County, Montana, is a work of Region 1.

Lost Horse Fireman's Cabin Lost Horse Fireman's Cabin, in the vicinity of Darby, Montana, was built in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It a log cabin which was built by the U.S. Forest Service The United States Forest Servi ...

, Ravalli County, Montana, is built to a standard Region 1 plan, but with a drive-through porch designed by

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Other areas

Notable works of other areas' architects (with attribution as given in NRHP listing, if applicable) include: * Kawishiwi Field Laboratory, Minnesota, preservation supported by National Trust for Historic Preservation, deemed NRHP-eligible * Arctic Point Fire Lookout, N of Big Creek, Idaho Primitive Area,

Payette National Forest The Payette National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres (9,300 km2) of federally managed ...

, Big Creek, ID (USDA Forest Service), with Aermotor fire tower assembled by Forest Service, plus additional Forest Service structures. NRHP-listed * Atlanta Ranger Station Historic District, Boise National Forest, Atlanta, ID (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Big Creek Commissary, Yellow Pine, Payette National Forest, Big Creek, ID (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Carey Dome Fire Lookout,

, 9 mi. N of USFS Burgdorf Guard Sta, Burgdorf, ID (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Chamberlain Ranger Station Historic District, Idaho County, Idaho, including log building built in 1937–38 to USFS standard plan, NRHP-listed With . *

Council Ranger Station The Council Ranger Station located in Council, Idaho, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a complex of five frame buildings, and associated landscaping. With See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Idaho * Natio ...

, Council, Idaho, a complex of five frame buildings which includes use of standard plans. With * Dam-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area, Sitting Bull Falls, Lincoln National Forest, Carlsbad, NM (USDA-Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Group Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area, Sitting Bull Falls, Lincoln National Forest, Carlsbad, NM (USDA-Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Isabella Ranger Station, Address Restricted, Isabella, MN (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

Ketchikan Ranger House The Ketchikan Ranger House at 309 Gorge Street in Ketchikan, Alaska was built in 1916 in the residential Captain's Hill district of Ketchikan. Designed by USDA Forest Service in "Vernacular Victorian" style, it housed the U.S. Forest Service's ...

, 309 Gorge St., Ketchikan, AK (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed * Mallard Peak Lookout, SE of Avery, ID (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area The Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area is a public park in the forest in the town of Westboro, Wisconsin, United States. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Work Projects Administration (WPA) created the lake and facilities during the Great Depres ...

, Roughly bounded by Mondeaux River and Forest Rd., Westboro, WI (USDA Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

Picnic Shelter-Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding ...

, Sitting Bull Falls, Lincoln National Forest, Carlsbad, NM (USDA-Forest Service), NRHP-listed *

Warren Guard Station, Building 1206 Warren Guard Station, Building 1206 was built in 1934. It was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is located on the southwestern side of Warren Wagon Rd. (United States ...

(1934), southwestern side of Warren Wagon Rd. ( United States Forest Service Highway 21), in

Warren, Idaho Warren is an unincorporated community in the remote north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho, near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Geography Located within the Payette National Forest in southern Idaho County, Warren is no ...

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