Ernest A. Davidson
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Ernest A. Davidson was an American architect.
Among his works are two National Park Service building complexes at Mt. Rainier National Park:
Quote is from Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service / Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction, Environmental History, Oct 1998, by James A. Pritchard which is a book review of two books (Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service. By Ethan Carr. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. viii + 378 pp., and Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction. By Linda Flint McClelland. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. xxv + 591 pp. )
Among his works are two National Park Service building complexes at Mt. Rainier National Park:
- Longmire BuildingsLongmire BuildingsThe Longmire Buildings in Mount Rainier National Park comprise the park's former administrative headquarters, and are among the most prominent examples of the National Park Service Rustic style in the national park system. They comprise the Longmire Community Building of 1927, the Administration...
, which was designated to be a National Historic LandmarkNational Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
, and - Yakima Park Stockade GroupYakima Park Stockade GroupYakima Park Stockade Group, also known as North and South Blockhouses, Museum, and Stockade at Sunrise, is a building complex consisting of four log buildings in Mount Rainier National Park that is architecturally significant on its own. The first of the blockhouses and the stockade were built in...
, also a National Historic Landmark
In 1932, Ernest A. Davidson pondered the result of development in Mt. Rainier's Yakima Park, noting it could be classed as a failure "since the area is far less attractive" than before construction, or it might be considered a great success "since the general appearance and result is far superior to those other developments with which comparison may be made, and `just grew' like topsy" (p. 322).
Quote is from Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service / Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction, Environmental History, Oct 1998, by James A. Pritchard which is a book review of two books (Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service. By Ethan Carr. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. viii + 378 pp., and Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction. By Linda Flint McClelland. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. xxv + 591 pp. )