White Grass Ranger Station Historic District
Encyclopedia
The White Grass Ranger Station includes several structures in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park
that were established to support horse patrols by park rangers. Built in 1930, White Grass is the only surviving horse patrol station in the park. The station, which includes a cabin, several sheds and a corral, was built to a standardized National Park Service
plan, in the National Park Service rustic
style.
The White Grass station was built immediately after the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929, and was one of the first structures built by the National Park Service
to establish a park service presence in the area. Other patrol cabins existed in the park, but these were inherited from the U.S. Forest Service, which administered Teton National Forest
, from which the park was created. The ranger station's exterior remains essentially the scme as the original construction,but the interior has been altered several times and does not retain historical significance.
The White Grass station stands at the western edge of the White Grass district of Grand Teton, southwest of Moose, Wyoming
. The station is sited in a small clearing in the trees, with a buffer of vegetation between it and a nearby parking lot.
The White Grass Ranger Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on April 23, 1990.
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...
that were established to support horse patrols by park rangers. Built in 1930, White Grass is the only surviving horse patrol station in the park. The station, which includes a cabin, several sheds and a corral, was built to a standardized National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
plan, in the National Park Service rustic
National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service rustic, also colloquially known as Parkitecture, is a style of architecture that arose in the United States National Park System to create buildings that harmonized with their natural environment. Since its founding, the National Park Service consistently has sought to provide...
style.
The White Grass station was built immediately after the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929, and was one of the first structures built by the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
to establish a park service presence in the area. Other patrol cabins existed in the park, but these were inherited from the U.S. Forest Service, which administered Teton National Forest
Teton National Forest
Teton National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 as the Teton Forest Reserve with . A commission was established in 1896 to plan for a system of national forest reserves, recommending an expansion of the territory protected by the Yellowstone Timberland...
, from which the park was created. The ranger station's exterior remains essentially the scme as the original construction,but the interior has been altered several times and does not retain historical significance.
The White Grass station stands at the western edge of the White Grass district of Grand Teton, southwest of Moose, Wyoming
Moose, Wyoming
Moose is an unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming, United States, in the Jackson Hole valley. It has a US Post Office, with the zip code of 83012. The town is located within Grand Teton National Park along the banks of the Snake River...
. The station is sited in a small clearing in the trees, with a buffer of vegetation between it and a nearby parking lot.
The White Grass Ranger Station was placed 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...
on April 23, 1990.
External links
- Photographs of the White Grass Ranger Station at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- White Grass Ranger Station Historic District at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office