{"nrhp_refnum":"78000289","name":"Redwood Meadow Ranger Station","other_names":["Buildings 102 &amp","205"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Three Rivers in Sequoia National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Three Rivers","county":"Tulare County","state":"CA","lat":36.52951238500003,"lon":-118.63619073399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-building ranger station complex near Redwood Meadow in Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California, consisting of a log ranger residence and a log storage barn, built by the National Park Service between 1938 and 1941.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance in architecture, landscape architecture and social/humanitarian endeavor. The buildings are cited as excellent examples of National Park Service rustic design, using local materials and Sierra Nevada pioneer forms. They were also built by Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees.","narrative":"Redwood Meadow Ranger Station is a pair of log buildings in Sequoia National Park, set at 6,100 feet among mixed conifers and giant sequoias. One is a one-story ranger residence with four rooms, a shake roof, log rafters, a small front porch and a stone chimney. The other is a one-room storage barn or tack room, standing in a fenced pasture across the Redwood Meadow Trail. The National Park Service built them in summers from 1938 to 1941, with enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps doing the work. The nomination values them as examples of NPS rustic architecture, which sought harmony between a building and its setting. Foundations of hewn sequoia blocks, pine and fir log walls, handcut shakes and battered corners recall Sierra Nevada pioneer construction. The complex was recognized for its architecture, its link to landscape architecture practice, and its Civilian Conservation Corps association. Both buildings remain unaltered and in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1938","architect_builder":"National Park Service","architectural_style":"NPS rustic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both structures are in good condition and unaltered; the residence's water system is no longer serviceable.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.975062-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000289.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000289/074a660da5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000289/074a660da5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redwood_Meadow_Ranger_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redwood_Meadow_Ranger_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862245","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_Meadow_Ranger_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7306514"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tulare-county/redwood-meadow-ranger-station-78000289/"}