{"nrhp_refnum":"98000262","name":"Gasquet Ranger Station Historic District","other_names":["Ca-Dno-308h"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"10600 CA 199","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gasquet","county":"Del Norte County","state":"CA","lat":41.84509595700007,"lon":-123.96540367699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-03-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Conservation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A federally owned ranger station compound of about three acres on a river terrace between U.S. Highway 199 and the Middle Fork of the Smith River at Gasquet, Del Norte County, California, built 1933-1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the U.S. Forest Service.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant under Criterion A for the Forest Service's role in administering the Civilian Conservation Corps and the New Deal response to the Depression. Under Criterion C it is an example of Depression-era Forest Service rustic architecture and site planning, with CCC rockwork and pine tree logo details derived from Region 6 designs.","narrative":"Gasquet Ranger Station is a three-acre compound on a river terrace between U.S. Highway 199 and the Middle Fork of the Smith River in Del Norte County. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the U.S. Forest Service built it between 1933 and 1939, starting with a new station after the earlier Smith Fork Ranger Station was judged inadequate. Eight contributing elements remain: a main office, an assistant district ranger's residence, two garages, a warehouse, a gas and oil house, a Colonial Revival ranger's residence, and a low mortarless river-rock wall. Most buildings follow the Forest Service rustic style, with horizontal lines, wood construction and pine tree cut-outs in shutters and gables, a motif from the Pacific Northwest region that administered the district until 1947. The district was listed for its link to the CCC and New Deal conservation work, and as a well-preserved Depression-era ranger station plan. Later additions from the 1960s and 1970s do not contribute to its historic character.","period_of_significance":"1933-1942","architect_builder":"Architect: Unknown; Builder: U.S. Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps","architectural_style":"Forest Service Rustic (one building in Colonial Revival style)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in government office use; the District Ranger's residence has been converted to a barracks and the main office serves as a visitor reception office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.615589-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/98000262.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000262/43213453ca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000262/43213453ca-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Acroterion","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasquet_Ranger_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Acroterion</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasquet_Ranger_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858587","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasquet_Ranger_Station_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5526628"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/del-norte-county/gasquet-ranger-station-historic-district-98000262/"}