Butte Falls Ranger Station Explained

Butte Falls Ranger Station
Location:Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon
Coordinates:42.5411°N -122.5633°W
Built:1935
Architect:USDA Forest Service
Builder:Civilian Conservation Corps
Architecture:Rustic
Added:April 11, 1986
Area:6.1acres
Refnum:86000824
Nocat:yes

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, located in Rogue River – Siskiyou 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 .

It includes the 1938-built station building, a -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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86000824}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Butte Falls Ranger Station ]. E. Gail Throop. September 1984. and (excerpt from larger "" thematic resources nomination)