Chatter Creek Guard Station
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The Chatter Creek Guard Station is a Rustic style
set of buildings in Wenatchee National Forest
, in Leavenworth, Washington
. It was designed by the USDA Forest Service Architecture Group and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps
. The listing includes three contributing buildings: a single dwelling, a camp, and a secondary structure.
It is located just off the Icicle Gorge loop trail (which partly runs along Icicle Creek
) in the Wenatchee Mountains
.
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:...
set of buildings in Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...
, in Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,965 at the 2010 census. The entire town center is modelled on a Bavarian village.-History:...
. It was designed by the USDA Forest Service Architecture Group and 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...
. The listing includes three contributing buildings: a single dwelling, a camp, and a secondary structure.
It is located just off the Icicle Gorge loop trail (which partly runs along Icicle Creek
Icicle Creek
Icicle Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates at Josephine Lake near the crest of the Cascade Range and flows generally west to join the Wenatchee River near Leavenworth. Icicle Creek's drainage basin is mountainous and mostly undeveloped land within the Wenatchee National...
) in the Wenatchee Mountains
Wenatchee Mountains
The Wenatchee Mountains are a range of mountains in central Washington State, United States of America. A major subrange of the Cascade Range, extending east from the Cascade crest, the Wenatchee Mountains separate the drainage basins of the Yakima River from the Wenatchee River...
.