The West Entrance Station at Glacier National Park was built by 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 ...

in 1942. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, it was designed by the

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Branch of Plans and Design. The entrance station was designed at

architect Albert Good's suggestion to specifically resemble a toll station. The station is a wood-frame building faced with random ashlar stone. The roof is framed using logs., supported by log posts. The entrance station is similar to that built at the park's Saint Mary entrance at about the same time, using the same plans. A 1963 modification added two checking booths with board-and-batten siding under the wings of the station. The West Entrance Station was placed on the

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on April 4, 1966.

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Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana Government buildings completed in 1942 National Park Service rustic in Montana Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana 1942 establishments in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Flathead County, Montana National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park {{Montana-NRHP-stub