The Wild Basin Ranger Station is located in the southeastern portion of

Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...

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. Built in 1932, the

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is an example of

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architecture, built to plans by the

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Branch of Plans and Design. The log structure is roofed with wood shingles and rests on a concrete foundation. The interior consists of three rooms, used for administrative and residential purposes. The station features a steeply-pitched gable roof, overhanging to form a porch at the front. The porch section of the roof is supported by corbeled logs at each end. The ranger station was placed on the

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on January 29, 1988. The

Wild Basin House The Wild Basin House was built in the southeastern corner of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, USA in 1931. The log residence was built to plans provided by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs at a cost of $2500, in th ...

, also listed on the NRHP, is located nearby.

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National Register of Historic Places in Rocky Mountain National Park National Park Service rustic in Colorado Government buildings completed in 1932 Buildings and structures in Boulder County, Colorado Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado National Park Service ranger stations National Register of Historic Places in Boulder County, Colorado 1932 establishments in Colorado {{Colorado-NRHP-stub

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