Portal Ranger Station
National Register of Historic Places

Portal Ranger Station

Portal, Cochise County, Arizona
Listed
June 9, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
93000517

About this property

The Portal Ranger Station, also known as Portal Work Station, is located in Cave Creek Canyon, in the eastern Chiricahua Mountains, in Coronado National Forest near Portal, southeastern Arizona. The office building and the pumphouse building of the complex were built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The office was designed by architects of the United States Forest Service in a Craftsman Bungalow style. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its Bungalow/Craftsman architecture. The NRHP listing was for three contributing buildings on a 1-acre (0.40 ha) property. It was deemed significant "for its association with expansion of Forest Service administration from custodial superintendence to active resource management."

Location

Portal, Cochise County, Arizona
31.89902, -109.16205

Categories

CONSERVATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Portal Ranger Station listed on the National Register?

Portal Ranger Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Portal Ranger Station?

Portal Ranger Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Portal Ranger Station?

The period of significance for Portal Ranger Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1934.

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