Administering the National Forests of Colorado: an Assessment of the Architectural and Cultural Significance of Historic Administrative Properties

• Main Authors: Hartley, Ralph, Schneck, James
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
• Subjects: Shoshone; Archaeological Overview; Architectural Survey; Site Evaluation / Testing; Architectural Documentation; Historic Background Research; Heritage Management; 5CC653; Idaho Springs Supervisor's Residence and Forest Warehouse; 5CC698; Idaho Springs Work Center; 5GA1893; Shadow Mountain Village; 5LR1862; 5LR1863; 5LR1864; 5GL696; 5LR1865; Buckhorn Work Center; Estes Park Ranger Station; Redfeather Ranger Station; Rollinsville Work Center; Stub Creek Ranger Station; 5WL2225; Briggsdale Work Center; 5ME6254; 5ME5002; 5ME6477; 5ME4936; 5ME864; 5ME7369; 5DT99; Cold Springs Work Center; Collbran District Office; Hightower Ranger Station; Land's End Observatory; Leon Peak Lookout; Mesa Lakes Ranger Station; Ward Lake Ranger Station; 5SM1299; 5SM2748; 5GN1735; 5GN2554; 5GN2555; 5GN1314; 5GN2129; 5GN2553; 5SH1471; 5GN2098; 5GN2552; Lone Cone Guard Station; Norwood Ranger Station; Alpine Guard Station; Cement Creek Guard Station; Crested Butte Ranger Station; Dorchester Guard Station; Fairview Peak Lookout; Gunnison Supervisor's Warehouse; Long Branch Ranger Station; Sapinero Ranger Station; Taylor District Office; 5PA756; 5PA755; 5JF1001; 5PA757; 5EP2214; 5HF1175; 5EP995; 5HF1176; AG Ranch; Bailey Work Center; Buffalo Creek Work Center; Fairplay Work Center; Monument Work Center; San Carlos District Office; Supervisor's Warehouse, Colorado Springs; Spanish Peaks Work Center; 5CR249; 5PA70; 5CF829; 5CF828; 5LK861; 5CF170; 5PE1754; 5PE2126; 5CF827; Alvarado Ranger Station; Bassam Guard Station; Buena Vista; Buena Vista Office; Crystal Lakes Work Center; Iron City Cabin; Lake Isabel Work Center; Pueblo Supervisor's Warehouse; Salida Work Center; 5BA549; 5RN518; 5SH1470; 5HN280; 5ML284; 5RN472; 5ML285; 5RN314; 5RN516; 5RN315; 5CN796; 5CN794; 5SH1468; 5ML286; 5RN517; 5CN795; 5SH1469; Carrizo Work Center; Beaver Creek Campground Toilet; Brewery Creek Guard Station; Bristol View Work Center; Creede Ranger Station; Del Norte District Office; East Bench Administrative Site; Fitton Guard Station; Monte Vista Supervisor's Residence; Off Cow Camp; Platoro Work Center; River Springs Work Center; Saguache Ranger Station; Seepage Creek Barn Site; South Fork Guard Station; Stunner Line Cabin; Upper Saguache Guard Sation; 5RT668; 5JA544; 5RT1179; 5JA561; 5JA942; 5RT1177; 5GA1891; 5GA1353; 5GA1892; 5RB2882; 5RT1178; 5RT462; 5RT1180; 5RT431; California Park Guard Station; Grizzley Creek Guard Station; Hahn's Peak Fire Lookout; Hog Park Guard Station; Michigan River Guard Station; Mad Creek Guard Station; Middle Park Ranger Station; Parkview Fire Lookout; Ptarmigan Ranch; Pyramid Guard Station; Seedhouse Guard Station; Seedhouse Campground Toilet; Steamboat Springs II; Summit Creek Guard Station; 5LP3867; 5MT12554; 5LP3869; 5DL1793; 5AA1859; 5MT12041; 5DL1790; 5LP3872; 5LP3871; 5AA1756; 5DL1792; 5HN508; 5MT12555; 5MT12552; 5MT12553; 5ML287; 5AA1855; 5AA1856; 5HN506; 5DL1719; 5HN507; 5AA1857; 5AA1858; 5LP3868; 5AA1755; 5LP3870; Animas Supervisor's Warehouse; Aspen Ranger Station; Bayfield Ranger Station; Benchmark Fire Lookout; Devil Mountain Fire Lookout; Dolores District Office; Dunton Guard Station; Durango Ranger's Residence; Durango Supervisor's Residence; Eight Mile Fire Lookout; Glade Guard Station; Granite Peak Guard Station; Jersey Jim Fire Lookout; Lower Mancos Warehouse; Mancos Ranger's Residence; McCormick Cabin; Pagosa Ranger's Residence No.1; Pagosa Ranger's Residence No.2; Piedra Guard Station; Rico Guard Station; Silver Falls Guard Station; Square Top Guard Station; Treasure Guard Station; Trimble Work Center; Turkey Springs Guard Station; Vallecito Guard Station; Bar HL Ranger Station; Basalt Ranger Station; Buford Guard Station; Carbondale Ranger Station; Cataract Lake Cabins; Cayton Guard Station; Derby Ranger Station; Eagle Ranger Station; White River Supervisor's Warehouse; Lily Lake Guard Station; Lost Creek Guard Station; Lost Man Guard Station; Meadow Mountain Line Shack; Meadow Mountain Line Cabin; Minturn Ranger Station; Meeker Ranger's Residence; Miller Creek Cow Camp; Norrie Guard Station; Piney Guard Station; Slate Creek Ranger Station; Soda Creek Homestead; Sweetwater Guard Station; Thompson Creek Ranger Station; Tigiwon Community Building; West Elk Creek Barn; 5PT601; 5GF1481; 5EA892; 5RB2884; 5GF1483; 5ST621; 5ME6161; 5EA889; 5EA902; 5GF2129; 5GN2551; 5RB2883; 5PT547; 5EA1092; 5EA915; 5EA903; 5RB3723; 5RB987; 5PT2; 5EA906; 5EA905; 5ST622; 5ST366; 5GF1484; 5PT554; 5EA795; 5GF1486; Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex; Non-Domestic Structures; Governmental structure; Historic governmental structure; Military structure; Structure; Historic structure; Lookout Tower; Guard Station; San Juan; Homestead; Lone; Lookout; Steamboat; Pyramid; South Fork; McCormick; Dolores; Fairview; Alvarado; Sweetwater; Animas; Carrizo; Land's End; Cement Creek; Meadow Mountain; Grizzley Creek; Seepage Creek; Ward Lake; Beaver Creek
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8KS6TNX_meta$v=1494454102156

Colorado currently has eleven National Forests and two National Grasslands. A total of 128 sites were visited in these Forests and Grasslands during the summers of 1993 and 1994. Most of these buildings were constructed by personnel from or associated with the Forest Service. A few were acquired by the Service prior to 1950 for administrative use, and a few have no historical association with administrative activities in the Forests but are owned and maintained by the Service. This report summarizes the results of the building and site inventory undertaken by the National Park Service, and offers preliminary recommendations of eligibility within the context of the administration and architecture of the United States Forest Service. This report is organized in such a way that it can be read as a complete document or used as a reference to obtain information about properties in a given Forest or at a specified site. The following section explains the procedures used to conduct the inventory and research and also makes explicit the methods used to establish recommendations regarding the architectural, cultural, and historical significance of these sites. An overview of the history of the Forest Service in Colorado is then provided to establish a context for the construction and activities that took place at these sites and to offer some quotable experiences of those who lived and worked at some of these sites. The third section of the report documents the history and development of the architecture of the Forest Service in Colorado. A discussion of the development of the function, style, and method of construction that defines these administrative sites and buildings is included. Lastly, a summarized catalogue of all evaluated sites is presented by Forest with emphasis on recommendations for eligibility status to the National Register of Historic Places. Detailed documentation of these sites and buildings with text specific to their history of construction can be found in the set of Colorado Cultural Resource Survey and Historic Building Inventory Record forms that accompany this report. Included in the tables in this section of the report are administrative sites previously determined eligible that were not visited as part of this project. These sites are included to make the document a more complete resource for facility and cultural resource managers. Finally, three appendices provide detailed information not included in the body of the report. Appendix A outlines the chronological development of the current Forests in Colorado; Appendix B consists of an explanation of the attributes and variables by which each site was assessed; and Appendix C is a comprehensive list of historical building plans known to have been used in the Rocky Mountain Region of the Service. Many of these remain on file at the Rocky Mountain Regional office in Denver. Since this report will be available to persons not familiar with Forest Service history and the Forests of Colorado, attempts have been made to explain the historical context in which these sites and buildings were evaluated while at the same time make it a report useful to a wide range of current and future managers.