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Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District
Superintendent's residence, Denali National Park
Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District is located in Alaska
Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District
LocationMi. 3.4 McKinley Park Hwy., Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
Built1926
ArchitectNPS; CCC
Architectural styleOther
NRHP reference No.87000975
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1987[1]

The Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District in what is now called Denali National Park was the original administrative center of the park. It contains an extensive collection of National Park Service Rustic structures, primarily designed by the National Park Service's Branch of Plans and Designs in the 1930s.

In 1920, the newly created park received funding to hire staff and establish an administrative area. When the Alaska Railroad reached the park in 1922, park headquarters were moved from the community of Nenana to a location near the new railroad station within the park boundaries. In the fall of 1925, park headquarters were moved to its current location. By 1927, nine structures—including those moved from the original site—occupied the headquarters district.[2]

CCC mess hall
Dog feed cache and sled storage building

As the hub of park administrative and management, the headquarters area expanded according to detailed plans provided by the Branch of Plans and Design. As in many of the national parks during the Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps had an important role in the development of conservation and recreation-oriented projects within the park as a whole and headquarters district in particular. Beginning in 1938, CCC accomplished many projects within the park, but most of their efforts focused on the headquarters area where they constructed sewer and water lines, roads, and buildings.[3] The CCC mess hall is the only remaining vestige of the CCC's presence at Denali.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Gail Evans (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "Superintendent's Residence, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-24.
  4. ^ "Messhall - CCC Camp". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-24.
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