The Headquarters Historic District of Glacier National Park comprises the administrative and housing buildings near

West Glacier, Montana West Glacier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Flathead County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 227. The town is at the west entrance to Glacier National Park and is ...

on the west side of the park. The area contains a mixture of styles, ranging from National Park Service Rustic to more modern structures built immediately after World War II. Many of the buildings were built by labor from the

Works Progress Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...

and 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 ...

. Post-World War II development consists primarily of housing developed under the

Mission 66 Mission 66 was a United States National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service. When the National P ...

initiative. Significant buildings in the National Park Service Rustic style include the Superintendent's Residence (1923), the original Administration Building (1923), and a number of residences. Shared facilities included a messhall, bunkhouses and utility buildings.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana National Park Service rustic in Montana Works Progress Administration in Montana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Flathead County, Montana National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park Mission 66 1923 establishments in Montana Government buildings completed in 1923