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West Entrance Station

Coordinates: 48°30′23″N 113°59′16″W / 48.506408°N 113.987647°W / 48.506408; -113.987647
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West Entrance Station
West Entrance Station is located in Montana
West Entrance Station
West Entrance Station is located in the United States
West Entrance Station
LocationGoing-to-the-Sun Rd., near West Glacier, Glacier NP, West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates48°30′23″N 113°59′16″W / 48.506408°N 113.987647°W / 48.506408; -113.987647
Built1942
ArchitectNational Park Service, Branch of Plan
MPSGlacier National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.95001581
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1996[1]

The West Entrance Station at Glacier National Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1942. An example of the National Park Service Rustic style, it was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design.[2]

The entrance station was designed at National Park Service architect Albert Good's suggestion to specifically resemble a toll station. The station is a wood-frame building faced with random ashlar stone. The roof is framed using logs., supported by 13 inches (33 cm) log posts. The entrance station is similar to that built at the park's Saint Mary entrance at about the same time, using the same plans. A 1963 modification added two checking booths with board-and-batten siding under the wings of the station.[3]

The West Entrance Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1966.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "West Entrance Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Hubber, Ann (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: West Entrance Station". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2009.