Pyramid Guard Station

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Pyramid Guard Station
Pyramid Guard Station Front 01.jpg
Pyramid Guard Station is located in Colorado
Pyramid Guard Station
Nearest cityYampa, Colorado
Coordinates40°09′10″N 107°13′26″W / 40.15278°N 107.22389°W / 40.15278; -107.22389Coordinates: 40°09′10″N 107°13′26″W / 40.15278°N 107.22389°W / 40.15278; -107.22389
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1934
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
ArchitectJames L. Brownlee
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.07001354[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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


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