Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site Explained

Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:131/171 River St., Ketchum, Idaho
Coordinates:43.6783°N -114.3625°W
Built:1929
Architect:Nichols, George L.; Civilian Conservation Corps
Architecture:Forest Service Standard Plan
Added:February 9, 2007
Refnum:07000005

The Ketchum Ranger District Administrative Site is a historic site at 131/171 River St. in Ketchum, Idaho. Significance of the site dates to 1929. It has also been known as Ketchum Ranger Station and as the Heritage and Ski Museum.

It is a compound that served as District Office for the ranger serving the Sawtooth National Forest during 1929 to 1965. After 1965 it served as a work station and residence for Forest Service staff, including fire fighters. According to a Historic American Buildings Survey profile, "The compound is typical of Forest Service compounds constructed during the Depression Era, and retains much of its original character.[1]

It was designed by George L. Nichols and built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) labor. Its architecture is "Forest Service Standard Plan". It was listed on the National Register in 2007; the listing included seven contributing buildings on .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ketchum Administrative Site (U.S. Forest Service Administrative Site) . Richard T. Malouf . 1922 . Historic American Buildings Survey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145206/http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/id/id0200/id0229/data/id0229data.pdf . 2014-04-13 .