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Butte Falls Ranger Station

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Built
  
1935

Opened
  
1935

Architectural style
  
Rustic architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
86000824

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
11 April 1986

Butte Falls Ranger Station

Location
  
Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon

MPS
  
Depression-Era Buildings TR

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The Butte Falls Ranger Station, located in Rogue River National Forest in Butte Falls, Oregon, was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in rustic style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. The listing included eight contributing buildings on 6.1 acres (2.5 ha).

It includes the 1938-built station building, a one and a half story building on a concrete foundation with a wood shingle roof. It includes a pine tree shaped cutout in the east and south gable ends of the roof, and a knotty pine interior.

The Ranger's Residence building was built in 1936.

Butte Falls Ranger Station, Ranger's Residence Garage also includes pine tree cutouts under the roof apex at east and west gable ends.

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, Residence #1001 was built in 1935.

References

Butte Falls Ranger Station Wikipedia