Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District
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The Cut Bank Ranger Station in Glacier National Park was one of the first buildings built in Glacier by the National Park Service
. Built in 1917, the design is in keeping with park hotel structures built by the Great Northern Railway in a Swiss chalet style that predated the fully developed National Park Service Rustic
style.
The station was manned year-round until the late 1930s when it became a summer-only station. It was one of the first National Park Service
-built facilities in Glacier. The design pre-dates the standardized National Park Service Rustic
style, using a similar but simplified construction technique resembling pioneer construction. It is similar to the Saint Mary Ranger Station.
A barn was added in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps
labor, along with a woodshed. Both structures were built to adaptations of Park Service standard designs.
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...
. Built in 1917, the design is in keeping with park hotel structures built by the Great Northern Railway in a Swiss chalet style that predated the fully developed 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 station was manned year-round until the late 1930s when it became a summer-only station. It was one of the first 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...
-built facilities in Glacier. The design pre-dates the standardized 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, using a similar but simplified construction technique resembling pioneer construction. It is similar to the Saint Mary Ranger Station.
A barn was added in 1935 by 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...
labor, along with a woodshed. Both structures were built to adaptations of Park Service standard designs.