^ NRONORTH CASCADES NAlioNAL PARK 'NVENTORY

National Park Sarvice Pacific Northwest Region Cultural Resources Division

WastinBulc ^ Room 1920

2001 Sixth A/enue Seattle, Washington 98121

NAME(S) OF STRUCTURE/SITE(Building)

PURPLE POINT/STEHEKIN RANGER STATION RESIDENCE

SITE AODRESS/LOCATION Stehekin Landing

DISTRICTStehekin

COUNTYChelan

STATEWashington

OWNER/ADMIN ADDRESS National Park Service

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION

1926

ADDITION(S)

SITE ID. NO.

SCALE1:24000

QUAD NAMEStehekin

UTM ZONE EASTING

ICONTRIBUTING

IDnon-P CONTRIBUTING

/ oNORTHING

9l7|5h|5 Q^^T|2[5CROSS REFERENCE NOCA Bldg. §2 /\/-3<i

DANGER OF DEMOLITION? (SPECIFY THREAT)

□yes ■ no□unknown

CURRENT USE ORIGINAL USE

NPS Employee Housing USES Ranger Residenae/Offiae

DESCRPTION AND BACKGROUND HISTORY INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION DATE(S).PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS. MATERIALS. MAJOR ALTERATIONS. IMPORTANT BUILDERS.ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. ETC.Residence. Wood frame set on rock and concrete foundation; ________________________________________rectangle (26' x 30'); 3 bays wide; 1 1/2-stories; shiplap siding; metal-covered oerkin-head roof with slightly extended eaves and exposed rafter ends; center wood panel and glass entrance on east; 2 interior brick chimneys with arched caps. Exterior features include. 1/1 double-hung sash with plain surrounds; knee braces; plain fascia boards; comer boards; shed-roofed overhang on south supported by knee braces and log posts with 2 wood panel and glass doors below; gable-roofed portico on east supported by knee braces; shed-roofed overhang on north supported by squared posts (7'x IS').This residence was built for the USES ranger stationed at the Purple Point (later Stehekin) Ranger Station. It also served as an office (see historic view^ reverse). E.O. (Jack) Blankenship was one of the early rangers located in Stehekin (the first station was located at head of lake; site now underwater). In 1939 W.O. Stambaugh ms the Stehekin District Ranger and lived in this house. The complex at one time had a bam (removed c.l965)j corral^ and oil/gas house (removed by USES); the office/warehouse, woodshed and bunkhouse are still standing. The CCC had a side camp stationed here in the 1930s and the USES used these men to build trails, shelters, and the barn (a. 1939). During WWII the USES stationed personnel here as aircraft observers, but by the end of the mr the station ms no longer used year-round. It became seasonal housing until the NPS received the property and began using it for employee housing (Darrel Wilsey currently lives here).

PUBLIC ■ YES. UMITED □ YES, UNLIMITED EXISTING □ NR DHABS ■LCS □state □localACCESSIBILITY □ NO □ UNKNOWN SURVEYS □NHL □nps □county □otherLOCATED IN AN □ YESHISTORIC DISTRICT? □ NAME

NO CONDITION □ EXCELLENT ■ GOOD

□ FAIR□ DETERIORATED

□ RUINS

significance Eligible under Nat. Reg. Criterion C: as an example of a distinct type of arhiteciure. Although the integrity of the ranger station as a complex has diminished due to nemerous alterations to the buildings, this building remains an excellent example of 1920s-era USES residential architect-kre. In its function, simplicity, pattern-book style and use of natural materials, it reflects the USES design ethic of its day. It possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

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NPS Form 10«0«(MB) OM0 Afipmrtt NO. 1024^18

United States Department of the InteriorNational Park Service

National Register of Historic Places

Continuation Sheet

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Section number PageMultiple Resource Area

Thematic Group

NameState

North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRAWASHINGTON

Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature

11. Flick Creek Shelter

y.'/^ 12. Gilbert’s Cabin

Sub*%eatl?e Ben eg^^HCeeper 'jO'lyU/Ca.''^ ^ ^ jj

Attest

BubaUcu re Bsti«9.^<*^eeper ^ ^, 1- jLb jTJ

•A.Attest

Golden West Lodge Historic District KeeperIsneo

High Bridge Ranger StationHistoric District SubaUctlTS Ben««

Attest^^eeper j

Attest15. High Bridge Shelter “»««^.JCeeper O ^!I ^

Attest16. International Boundary US—Canada ^^Keeper .̂ n. jI

)Uh5ta£lWr, ^ ^Attest

17. Miller, George, Hnnap »« Crn.eper ,̂ 2 jT!

Attest18- Perry Creek Shelter ^i^ataA^Ata harlM ^ Keeper "^JluCiiy^ ^/'°/^

Attest19. Purple Point—Stehekin Ranger .jjpv'Keeper Q OUS^y j^

Station House ^iikMVkaM.1'9 hevi^ Attest

20. Rock Cabin Len««Keeper ^ 'fUi)^ ^^

Attest

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION

PROPERTYNAME:

MULTIPLENAME:

Purple Point—Stehekin Ranger Station House

North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRA

STATE & COUNTY: WASHINGTON, Chelan

DATE RECEIVED: 12/29/88DATE OF 16TH DAY: 1/26/89DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: 88003460

NOMINATOR: FEDERAL

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/10/89DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/12/89

APPEAL:OTHER: N PDIL:REQUEST: N SAMPLE:

N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: NN PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NY SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N

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DESCRIPTION

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SIGNIFICANCE

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