Architect USDA Forest Service NRHP Reference # 93000528 Year built 1935 | Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 10 June 1993 | |
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MPS Depression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona MPS | ||
The Sunflower Ranger Station, also known as Sunflower Administrative Site or Sycamore Ranger Station, in Tonto National Forest near Punkin Center, Arizona was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its architecture, which is Bungalow/Craftsman in style. It served historically as institutional housing and as government office space. The listing included two contributing buildings.
It is located at elevation of about 3,500 feet (1,100 m); surroundings rise to 7,200 feet (2,200 m). The station consists of six buildings (a residence/office, a barn/garage/shop, three sheds and a latrine) and a corral. The residence/office and the barn/garage/shop were built in 1935 and are the two contributing resources in the listing.