Big Springs Ranger Station

 ranger station, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district, American Craftsman (architecture), New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic U.S. Forest Service ranger station listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: 1934
Architect: USDA Forest Service
Architectural style: American Craftsman
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History; Politics/Government; Conservation
Area: 2 acres
Outbuildings: office; barn *
Date added to NRHP: 6/10/1993
Other designations: Depression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This ranger station complex was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1942. The program provided work for unmarried, unemployed men who were struggling to find work during the Great Depression.

* There are numerous other outbuildings in the ranger station's entire complex, but the barn and garage are the only ones located within the boundary that is included in the NRHP listing.