The Sherburne Ranger Station in
Glacier National Park is an example of 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. Located in the Swiftcurrent portion of the park, it was built in 1926. It is part of a small historic district that includes a mess hall and subsidiary structures, formerly known as the Sherburne Road Camp, established in 1931.
The ranger station closely resembles the ranger stations at
Belly River and
Lake McDonald. A checking station at the road remains substantially intact.
References
External links
* at the National Park Service's NRHP database
Ranger stations in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
Houses completed in 1925
National Park Service rustic in Montana
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana
National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
1925 establishments in Montana
Log houses in the United States
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
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