Rolla Ranger Station Historic District

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Rolla Ranger Station Historic District

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Location Bridge School Road and Kingshighway, Rolla, Missouri
Coordinates 37°56′37″N91°47′23″W / 37.94361°N 91.78972°W / 37.94361; -91.78972 Coordinates: 37°56′37″N91°47′23″W / 37.94361°N 91.78972°W / 37.94361; -91.78972
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1937 (1937)-1938
Architect Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Mark Twain National Forest MPS
NRHP reference # 03000717 [1]
Added to NRHP August 4, 2003

Rolla Ranger Station Historic District is a historic ranger station and national historic district located at Mark Twain National Forest near Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. The station includes five frame and limestone buildings constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during 1937 and 1938. They were built under the supervision of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. They are a ranger's office, dwelling, garage, warehouse and oil house. The ranger's office and dwelling are 1 1/2-story, Colonial Revival influenced buildings. [2] :6

Mark Twain National Forest

Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The MTNF covers 3,068,800 acres (12,419 km2) of which 1,506,100 acres (6,095 km2) is public owned, 78,000 acres (320 km2) of which are Wilderness, and National Scenic River area. MTNF spans 29 counties and represents 11% of all forested land in Missouri. MTNF is divided into six distinct ranger districts: Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs, Eleven Point, Houston-Rolla, Cedar Creek, Poplar Bluff, Potosi-Fredericktown, and the Salem. The six ranger districts actually comprise nine overall unique tracts of forests. Its headquarters are in Rolla, Missouri.

Rolla, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Rolla is a city in and the county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States. The population in the 2010 United States Census was 19,559. Rolla is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield along I-44. The Rolla, Mo Micropolitan Statistical area consists of Phelps County, Missouri.

Phelps County, Missouri county in Missouri, USA

Phelps County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,156. The largest city and county seat is Rolla. The county was officially organized on November 13, 1857, and was named after U.S. Representative and Governor of Missouri John Smith Phelps.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Philip Thomason and Teresa Douglass (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rolla Ranger Station Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1999)