Ava Ranger Station Historic District

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Ava Ranger Station Historic District
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Old tractor by the Ava ranger station, July 2014
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Ava Ranger Station Historic District
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Ava Ranger Station Historic District
LocationMO 5S, Ava, Missouri
Coordinates 36°56′15″N92°39′41″W / 36.93750°N 92.66139°W / 36.93750; -92.66139
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Mark Twain National Forest MPS
NRHP reference No. 03000714 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2003

Ava Ranger Station Historic District is a national historic district located near Ava, Douglas County, Missouri. The district encompasses five frame and limestone buildings constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. They are the 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style Ranger's Office; 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style Ranger's Dwelling; garage; warehouse and an oil house. It continues to be used as a Ranger Station for the Mark Twain National Forest. [2] :5–6,8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ava Ranger Station Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.