White Grass Ranger Station Historic District
White Grass Ranger Station Historic District | |
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| Nearest city | Moose, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′20″N 110°46′48″W / 43.65556°N 110.78000°W |
| Architect | NPS Branch of Plans & Design |
| MPS | Grand Teton National Park MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000614 |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1990[1] |
The White Grass Ranger Station includes several structures in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park that were established to support horse patrols by park rangers. Built in 1930, White Grass is the only surviving horse patrol station in the park. The station, which includes a cabin, several sheds and a corral, was built to a standardized National Park Service plan, in the National Park Service rustic style.[2]
The White Grass station was built immediately after the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929, and was one of the first structures built by the National Park Service to establish a park service presence in the area. Other patrol cabins existed in the park, but these were inherited from the U.S. Forest Service, which administered Teton National Forest, from which the park was created. The ranger station's exterior remains essentially the same as the original construction, but the interior has been altered several times and does not retain historical significance.[3]
The White Grass station stands at the western edge of the White Grass district of Grand Teton, southwest of Moose, Wyoming.[4] The station is sited in a small clearing in the trees, with a buffer of vegetation between it and a nearby parking lot.
The White Grass Ranger Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1990.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "White Grass Ranger Station". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-17.
- ^ Mehls, Steven F. (March 20, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: White Grass Ranger Station Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ McWilliams, Carl; McWilliams, Karen (August 20, 1985). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: White Grass Ranger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
External links
Media related to White Grass Ranger Station Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Photographs of the White Grass Ranger Station at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- White Grass Ranger Station Historic District at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
- National Park Service rustic in Wyoming
- Buildings and structures in Grand Teton National Park
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- National Park Service ranger stations
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
- National Register of Historic Places in Grand Teton National Park