Glide Ranger Station

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Glide Ranger Station
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The Glide Ranger Station in 2013.
Location121 Glide Loop Drive
Glide, Oregon
Coordinates 43°17′52″N123°06′02″W / 43.297862°N 123.100585°W / 43.297862; -123.100585
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1938
Architect USDA Forest Service Architecture Group
Architectural styleRustic
MPS Depression-Era Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 86000820 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 08, 1986

The Glide Ranger Station in Umpqua National Forest near Glide, Oregon, United States, was built in 1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The former[ citation needed ] ranger station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its Rustic architecture. [1]

In 1986, the station building was in excellent condition. It is a one-story wood-frame building on a concrete foundation, with gables, timbers, and stone steps. Decorative features include pine tree-shaped cutouts in shutters and pine tree designs centered in each gable end. [2] [3] :24

It currently serves as the Colliding Rivers Visitor Center.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. E. Sail Throop (September 1984). "Glide Ranger Station, Office #1084". and accompanying photos , within larger title=USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the State of Oregon and Washington built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. / Depression-Era Buildings
  3. E. Sail Throop (September 1984). "USDA Forest Service Administrative Buildings in the State of Oregon and Washington built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. / Depression-Era Buildings". Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2016.