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Headquarters Historic District

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Architectural style
  
Other

Area
  
13 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
95001569

Added to NRHP
  
19 January 1996

Headquarters Historic District

Location
  
E of Glacier Rt. 1 at crossing of Middle Fork of the Flathead R., Glacier NP, West Glacier, Montana

Architect
  
National Park Service; NPS Landscape Division

MPS
  
Glacier National Park MPS

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The Headquarters Historic District of Glacier National Park comprises the administrative and housing buildings near West Glacier, Montana 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 and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Post-World War II development consists primarily of housing developed under the Mission 66 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.

References

Headquarters Historic District Wikipedia