Butte Falls Ranger Station
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The Butte Falls Ranger Station, located in Rogue River National Forest in Butte Falls, Oregon
Butte Falls, Oregon
Butte Falls is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 423.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-2000 Census data:...

, was built in 1935 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...

. It 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...

 in rustic
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:...

 style.

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 architecture. The listing included eight contributing buildings on 6.1 acres (2.5 ha).

It includes the 1938-built station building, a one and a half story building on a concrete foundation with a wood shingle roof. It includes a pine tree shaped cutout in the east and south gable ends of the roof, and a knotty pine interior.

The Ranger's Residence building was built in 1936.

Butte Falls Ranger Station, Ranger's Residence Garage also includes pine tree cutouts under the roof apex at east and west gable ends.

The Butte Falls Ranger Station, Residence #1001 was built in 1935.
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