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The Moose Entrance Kiosk was built between 1934 and 1939 by either the
Public Works Administration The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recove ...
or 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 ...
at the entrance to Grand Teton National Park. The log kiosk was built 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 ...
standard plans in the
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 ...
style. It was originally located near the park's former administrative area, but was moved in the early 1960s to the new administration center and entrance at
Moose The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult mal ...
. It is the last survivor of that building type and era in the park. The kiosk was designed in the
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 ...
style, using rough log construction throughout. It is no longer used, having been supplanted by two newer, somewhat larger structures. The Moose Entrance Kiosk 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 ...
on April 23, 1990.


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Historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park The historical buildings and structures of Grand Teton National Park include a variety of buildings and built remains that pre-date the establishment of Grand Teton National Park, together with facilities built by the National Park Service to serve ...


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at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Buildings and structures in Grand Teton National Park National Park Service rustic in Wyoming Kiosks Civilian Conservation Corps in Wyoming National Register of Historic Places in Grand Teton National Park Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming 1939 establishments in Wyoming {{Wyoming-NRHP-stub