Narada Falls Comfort Station Explained

Narada Falls Comfort Station
Nearest City:Paradise, Washington
Coordinates:46.7754°N -121.7457°W
Built:1942
Architecture:Rustic style
Added:March 13, 1991
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91000208

The Narada Falls Comfort Station was built in Mount Rainier National Park by the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1941–42. The public toilet building is close to Narada Falls in the south central portion of the park. Initial work by the Park Service encountered substantial rock excavation, with the subsequent cost overrun requiring the Park Service to use CCC labor to complete the project. The building features stone masonry walls to window sill level, woor framed upper walls, and a timber framed roof. The interior comprises a waiting room and a toilet facility. The design was by the Western Region Landscape Engineering Division, with plan approval by Thomas Chalmers Vint, NPS Chief of Planning.[1]

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1991. It is part of the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses the entire park and which recognizes the park's inventory of Park Service-designed rustic architecture.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GGF. Pacific Northwest Regional Office Inventory: Narada Falls Comfort Station. National Park Service. July 23, 1982.