West Entrance Station
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| Location | Going-to-the-Sun Rd., near West Glacier, Glacier NP, West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°30′23″N 113°59′16″W / 48.506408°N 113.987647°W |
| Built | 1942 |
| Architect | National Park Service, Branch of Plan |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001581 |
| Added to NRHP | April 4, 1996[1] |
The West Entrance Station at Glacier National Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1942. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, it was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design.[2]
The entrance station was designed at National Park Service architect Albert Good's suggestion to specifically resemble a toll station. The station is a wood-frame building faced with random ashlar stone. The roof is framed using logs., supported by 13 inches (33 cm) log posts. The entrance station is similar to that built at the park's Saint Mary entrance at about the same time, using the same plans. A 1963 modification added two checking booths with board-and-batten siding under the wings of the station.[3]
The West Entrance Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1966.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "West Entrance Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008.
- ^ Hubber, Ann (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Entrance Station". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana
- Government buildings completed in 1942
- National Park Service rustic in Montana
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana
- 1942 establishments in Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Flathead County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
- Montana Registered Historic Place stubs