National Register of Historic Places

Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District

Denali Park, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
Listed
October 22, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87000975

About this property

The Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District in Alaska, United States, in what is now called Denali National Park was the original administrative center of the park. It contains an extensive collection of National Park Service Rustic structures, primarily designed by the National Park Service's Branch of Plans and Designs in the 1930s. In 1920, the newly created park received funding to hire staff and establish an administrative area. When the Alaska Railroad reached the park in 1922, park headquarters were moved from the community of Nenana to a location near the new railroad station within the park boundaries. In the fall of 1925, park headquarters were moved to its current location. By 1927, nine structures, including those moved from the original site, occupied the headquarters district. As the hub of park administrative and management, the headquarters area expanded according to detailed plans provided by the Branch of Plans and Design. As in many of the national parks during the Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps had an important role in the development of conservation and recreation-oriented projects within the park as a whole and headquarters district in particular. Beginning in 1938, CCC accomplished many projects within the park, but most of their efforts focused on the headquarters area where they constructed sewer and water lines, roads, and buildings.

Location

Denali Park, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
63.72161, -148.96540

Categories

ARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONCONSERVATION
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Sources

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When was Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District listed on the National Register?

Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1987.

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Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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