Silesca Ranger Station
USA /
Colorado /
Norwood /
World
/ USA
/ Colorado
/ Norwood
ranger station, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, vernacular (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).
- Built: 1936
- Architectural style: Rustic
- Areas of significance: Conservation; Architecture
- Area: about 2 acres
- Outbuildings: barn; pump house
- Date added to NRHP: 1/12/2005
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Originally used year-round as a ranger station with primarily office space, this complex is now only used as seasonal housing for forest service staff. The 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.
- Built: 1936
- Architectural style: Rustic
- Areas of significance: Conservation; Architecture
- Area: about 2 acres
- Outbuildings: barn; pump house
- Date added to NRHP: 1/12/2005
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Originally used year-round as a ranger station with primarily office space, this complex is now only used as seasonal housing for forest service staff. The 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.
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Coordinates: 38°19'58"N 108°7'31"W
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