Houston Ranger Station Historic District is a national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in
Mark Twain National Forest near
Houston,
Texas County, Missouri. The district encompasses five frame and
limestone buildings constructed by the Lynchburg Camp of the
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during 1936 and 1937. They are the 1 1/2-story
Colonial Revival style ranger's office, 1 1/2-story Colonial Revival style dwelling, garage, warehouse and oil house.
[ (includes 10 photographs from 1999)]
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
References
Civilian Conservation Corps in Missouri
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Colonial Revival architecture in Missouri
Buildings and structures in Texas County, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Texas County, Missouri
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