The Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District is a

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 ...

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...

comprising the administrative center for the park. It is composed of two major parts:

Fort Yellowstone Fort Yellowstone was a U.S. Army fort, established in 1891 at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone was designated in 1872 but the Interior Department was unable to effectively manage the park. Administration was transferr ...

, the military administrative center between 1886 and 1918, and now a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

, and a concessions district which provides food, shopping, services, and lodging for park visitors and employees. It was added to 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 ...

on March 20, 2002, for its significance in architecture, conservation, entertainment/recreation, and military. The district includes 189

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

. With

Description

Fort Yellowstone is a carefully ordered district of substantial buildings that clearly indicate their military origins. The

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...

administered the park from 1886 to 1918 when administration was transferred to

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 ...

. The park headquarters is now housed in the original double cavalry barracks (constructed in 1909). The Horace Albright Visitor Center is located in the old bachelors' officers quarters (constructed in 1909). The concessions district contrasts with the military district, with a less formal arrangement and style and includes the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Dining Room, a gas station, and retail stores. The Yellowstone Main Post Office, itself on the National Register of Historic Places sits just north of Fort Yellowstone. The residential area includes houses designed by architect

Robert Reamer Robert Chambers Reamer (1873–1938) was an American architect, most noted for the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture. Reamer was ...

. The district is directly adjacent to the

Mammoth Hot Springs Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the s ...

thermal area, and is itself built on an ancient

travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a pro ...

terrace. The

Grand Loop Road Historic District The Grand Loop Road is a historic district which encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the system was originally planned by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the early days of th ...

runs through the Mammoth district, and the

North Entrance Road Historic District The North Entrance Road Historic District comprises Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance Road from Gardiner, Montana to the park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, a distance of a little over five miles (8 km). The North En ...

adjoins just to the north.

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File:Mammoth Hot Springs at dawn, Mammoth, WY.jpg, Area view of Mammoth Hot Springs File:Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel Exterior (48877177168).jpg, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

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Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District
at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office {{Wyoming Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming Buildings and structures in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming Buildings and structures in Park County, Wyoming Historic American Buildings Survey in Wyoming Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming National Register of Historic Places in Park County, Wyoming National Register of Historic Places in Yellowstone National Park

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