Gold Beach Ranger Station

The Gold Beach Ranger Station was built at Gold Beach, Oregon in Siskiyou National Forest (now Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest) in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The ranger station comprises several structures that typify the U.S. Forest Service's design style of the time.

Gold Beach Ranger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Oregon Location in United States
Location	Siskiyou National Forest, Gold Beach, Oregon
Coordinates	42°24′7″N 124°25′8″W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1936
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
Architect	USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	Depression-Era Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	86000818[1]
Added to NRHP	April 8, 1986

The main structure is an 1196 square foot one-story frame office building set on a concrete foundation veneered with rubble stone. The gable features the USFS pine tree logo. The Ranger's Residence was also built in 1936 in a similar style, together with two smaller residences. A one-story crewhouse was built at the same time, together with a shop, warehouse and equipment shed. Some of the buildings feature custom-made hardware in a tree motif.[2]

The Gold Beach Ranger Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1986.[1] It is still the headquarters of the Gold Beach Ranger District.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Gold Beach Ranger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
3. "Offices". Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 26 August 2012.