Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence

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Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Coordinates: 42°54′3.02″N 122°8′11.52″W / 42.9008389, -122.1365333Coordinates: 42°54′3.02″N 122°8′11.52″W / 42.9008389, -122.1365333
Built/Founded: 1932
Architect: NPS Branch of Plans & Design; Et al.
Architectural style(s): National Park Service Rustic
Designated as NHL: May 28, 1987[1]
Added to NRHP: May 28, 1987[2]
NRHP Reference#: 87001347
Governing body: National Park Service

Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence, is "an impressive structure of massive boulders and heavy-handed woodwork" at Crater Lake National Park[3] in southern Oregon. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[1][4][3]

The park Superintendent's Residence is located at north end of Munson Valley Historic District (NRHP #88002622). It was constructed in 1933. The building’s footprint is 33 by 61 feet with a rustic stone superstructure and wood-shake roof. The first floor includes an entry hall, living room with lava-rock fireplace, a dining room, kitchen, and bedroom with adjoining bathroom. The second floor has four additional bedrooms and two bathrooms. The building was framed in Douglas fir and the roof covered with cedar shakes.[5] Today, the building houses part of the park’s Science and Learning Center.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b "Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence", by Laura Soullière Harrison. National Historic Landmark Theme Study. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  4. ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Superintendent's Residence / Former Superintendent's ResidencePDF (561 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985.PDF (948 KiB)
  5. ^ Green, Linda W., "Construction of Government Buildings and Landscaping in Crater Lake National Park", Crater Lake Historic Resource Study, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, Denver, Colorado, June 1984.
  6. ^ "Munson Valley Historic District", Crater Lake National Park Trust, Crater Lake, Oregon, 8 April 2008.

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