Park Headquarters / Entrance Station

 headquarters, entrance, adobe structure, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, gatehouse, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

Historic National Park Service administrative building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It currently serves as the entrance point for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Built: 1939
Architect: Kenneth Saunders (Santa Fe office of the National Park Service)
Alterations: small northeast addition, added very soon after initial construction
Architectural style: Territorial Adobe
Areas of significance: Architecture
Area: less than 1 acre
Outbuildings: fee collection station (immediately adjacent to roadway)
Also known as: Superintendent's Residence; Monument Headquarters
Date added to NRHP: 11/2/1989
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This building originally served as the personal residence of the superintendent of Great Sand Dunes National Monument, though it now functions simply as an administrative office and entrance station. The building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.