Pyramid Guard Station
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Nearest city | Yampa, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 40°09′10″N 107°13′26″W / 40.15278°N 107.22389°WCoordinates: 40°09′10″N 107°13′26″W / 40.15278°N 107.22389°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1934 |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
Architect | James L. Brownlee |
Architectural style | Rustic |
NRHP reference No. | 07001354[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 10, 2008 |
The Pyramid Guard Station, in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Yampa, Colorado, was built in 1934. It is located off County Route 8 in Routt National Forest, between Dunckley Pass and Ripple Pass. It is just west of the East Fork Williams Fork in an aspen forest.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included five contributing buildings and a contributing structure.[1]
The first building completed is the residence and guard station building, built in 1934. It was designed by Rustic style by , then the District Head Engineer in Denver. In 1935 a barn and a "combination office building" were added.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b John Tease; Angle Krall (August 1, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pyramid Guard Station / 5RB.2882". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2020. With accompanying eight photos
Categories:
- Ranger stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Rio Blanco County, Colorado
- Buildings and structures completed in 1934
- 1934 establishments in Colorado
- Colorado Registered Historic Place stubs