Butte Falls Ranger Station

Butte Falls Ranger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The historic station office built in 1938 (building # 2002) at the Butte Falls Ranger Station in Butte Falls, Oregon.
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Location	Rogue River National Forest, Butte Falls, Oregon
Coordinates	42°32′28″N 122°33′48″W
Area	6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1935
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
Architect	USDA Forest Service
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	Depression-Era Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	86000824[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1986

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, located in Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest in Butte Falls, Oregon, was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in rustic style.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. The listing included eight contributing buildings on 6.1 acres (2.5 ha).^[1]

It includes the 1938-built station building, a 1+1⁄2-story building on a concrete foundation with a wood-shingle roof. It includes a pine tree shaped cutout in the east and south gable ends of the roof, and a knotty pine interior.^[2]

The Ranger's Residence building was built in 1936.^[2]

Butte Falls Ranger Station, Ranger's Residence Garage also includes pine tree cutouts under the roof apex at east and west gable ends.^[2]

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, Residence #1001 was built in 1935.^[2]

See also

• Big Butte Creek Falls

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. E. Gail Throop (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Butte Falls Ranger Station". and accompanying nine photos from 1983 (excerpt from larger "Depression-Era Buildings TR" thematic resources nomination)