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The Glide Ranger Station in
Umpqua National Forest Umpqua National Forest, in southern Oregon's Cascade Range, covers an area of in Douglas County, Oregon, Douglas, Lane County, Oregon, Lane, and Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson counties, and borders Crater Lake National Park. The four ranger di ...
near
Glide, Oregon Glide is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,795 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.59% ...
was built in 1938 by the
Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
. It served historically as a government office. It was 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 ...
in 1986 for its architecture. It was designed by
architects of the United States Forest Service Architects of the United States Forest Service are credited with the design of many buildings and other structures in National Forests. Some of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to the significance of their architect ...
in Rustic and other architecture. In 1986 the station building was in excellent condition. It is a one-story wood-frame building on a concrete foundation, with gables, timbers, and stone steps. Decorative features include pine tree shaped cutouts in shutters and pine tree designs centered in each gable end. and ', within larger '


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United States Forest Service ranger stations Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Government buildings completed in 1938 Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Oregon Rustic architecture in Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Oregon 1938 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-NRHP-stub