Rustler Park Fire Guard Station

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Rustler Park Fire Guard Station
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Nearest city Douglas, Arizona
Coordinates 31°54′10″N109°16′41″W / 31.90278°N 109.27806°W / 31.90278; -109.27806 Coordinates: 31°54′10″N109°16′41″W / 31.90278°N 109.27806°W / 31.90278; -109.27806
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1934-35
Architect USDA Forest Service
Architectural style Vernacular, log, other
MPS Depression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona MPS
NRHP reference # 93000518 [1]
Added to NRHP June 10, 1993

Rustler Park Fire Guard Station in the Chiracahua Mountains, near the area of Douglas, Arizona was built in 1934-35 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its architecture, which is vernacular and other log construction. It was designed by USDA Forest Service architects and served as institutional housing. The listing includes four contributing buildings (a log cabin, a bunkhouse, a barn and a store room) on 3 acres (1.2 ha). [1] [2]

Douglas, Arizona City in Arizona, United States

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