Breitenbush Guard Station
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The Breitenbush Guard Station in Willamette National Forest
, Detroit, Oregon
was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service
and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
in 1935.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986 for its Rustic architecture
, as part of a multiple property listing of Depression Era works of the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and Washington. Its nomination asserts:
The nomination continues to assert that the station is an "outstanding example of an architectural
locution invested with special aesthetic and associative values by the agency that created it."
The listing included two contributing buildings, a single dwelling and a secondary structure, on 2.9 acres (1.2 ha). The station building was an H-shaped, wood building on a concrete foundation, with a high gabled roof.
It was removed from the National Register in February 2011.
Willamette National Forest
The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...
, Detroit, Oregon
Detroit, Oregon
Detroit is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Detroit, Michigan in the 1890s because of the large number of people from Michigan in the community. The population was 262 at the 2000 census...
was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service
Architects of the United States Forest Service
Architects of the United States Forest Service are credited with the design of many buildings and other structures in National Forests that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to the significance of their architecture. A number of these architectural works are attributed to...
and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
in 1935.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986 for its Rustic architecture
Rustic architecture
Rustic architecture is a style of architecture in the United States, used in rural government and private structures and their landscape interior design. It was influenced by the American craftsman style.-Rustic styles and types:...
, as part of a multiple property listing of Depression Era works of the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and Washington. Its nomination asserts:
The Breitenbush Guard Station exemplifies the rustic architectural idiom developed
by the Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, to impart Forest Service
identity and to represent its purposes and ideals; and signifies the agency's
particular interpretation of a singular expression of early twentieth century
American architectural thought.
The nomination continues to assert that the station is an "outstanding example of an architectural
locution invested with special aesthetic and associative values by the agency that created it."
The listing included two contributing buildings, a single dwelling and a secondary structure, on 2.9 acres (1.2 ha). The station building was an H-shaped, wood building on a concrete foundation, with a high gabled roof.
It was removed from the National Register in February 2011.