{"nrhp_refnum":"78000370","name":"Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations","other_names":["Buildings 3000","3005","3021","3022","3023"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Lee Vining in Yosemite National Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lee Vining","county":"Tuolumne County","state":"CA","lat":37.87336462300004,"lon":-119.35746486865818,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A group of five rustic-style National Park Service buildings in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California: two ranger/contact stations (buildings 3000 and 3005) and three identical comfort stations (3021, 3022, 3023), built between 1924 and 1936.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the buildings have local architectural significance for their rustic design, local historical significance through association (for all but one) with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, and local significance in conservation. Together they show the Park Service's effort to build necessary facilities in harmony with the natural setting.","narrative":"Five small buildings in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, show how the National Park Service approached rustic design between 1924 and 1936. Building 3000, erected in 1924 for $1,500, served as the Tioga Pass entrance station and ranger station. It has a peeled log frame, vertical plank infill, a gable roof and a dark brown stain that blends with the conifers around it. Building 3005, built in 1936 near the campground entrance, is mostly stone with a shingled gable roof and a stone fireplace. Buildings 3021, 3022 and 3023, built in 1934, are identical comfort stations with massive stone corner piers, wood casement windows and clipped-gable roofs. The nomination presents them as locally significant for their rustic architecture, for the Civilian Conservation Corps labor used on all but one, and as an example of building within a national park in a way that fits its surroundings of rocky ground, small conifers and granite peaks.","period_of_significance":"1924 - present","architect_builder":"National Park Service","architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and open to the public; building 3000 still serves as a ranger residence and office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.548877-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000370.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000370/40a70d72b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000370/40a70d72b4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service inventory","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuolumne_Meadows_Ranger_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service inventory</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuolumne_Meadows_Ranger_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862309","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuolumne_Meadows_Ranger_Stations_and_Comfort_Stations","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12071629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tuolumne-county/tuolumne-meadows-ranger-stations-and-comfort-stations-78000370/"}