Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009

Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009

Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009
Nearest city Marblemount, Washington
Coordinates 48°32′26″N 121°26′55″W / 48.54056°N 121.44861°W / 48.54056; -121.44861Coordinates: 48°32′26″N 121°26′55″W / 48.54056°N 121.44861°W / 48.54056; -121.44861
Area less than one acre
Built 1932
MPS North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRA
NRHP Reference # 88003462[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1989

The Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009 is in North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. Constructed by the United States Forest Service in 1932, the ranger station was inherited by the National Park Service when North Cascades National Park was dedicated in 1968. The ranger station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009 is a wood framed and sided structure, one-and-a-half story tall that is 19 ft (5.8 m) wide and 40 ft (12 m) long. A small portico is at the entrance on the east side and the gable ends are sheathed in board and batten style siding.[2] Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009 is less than 50 yd (46 m) southeast of Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1010.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Luxemberg, Gretchen (1984). "Backus-Marblemount Ranger Station House No. 1009" (pdf). Structure Survey. National Park Service. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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