Contact Name:	Cara Kaser, (503) 986-0784
Contact Email:	cara.kaser@state.or.us

The Wallowa Ranger Station in Wallowa is Oregon's latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Wallowa Ranger Station is a distinct example of Depression-era planning and construction by the USDA Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the late 1930s. A remarkably intact district, the ranger station has not been significantly altered and demonstrates the Forest Service's planning principles and involvement in the community of Wallowa and Wallowa Valley from the early through late twentieth century. The ranger station is important for both its association with the Forest Service and CCC, but also for its rustic style of architecture employed by the Forest Service during the 1930s that emphasized the use of simple forms and natural materials.

Oregon's State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the building's nomination in June 2009. The Wallowa Ranger Station joins the Hunter-Morelock House as the only other building listed in the National Register in Wallowa. The National Register is maintained by the National Park Service under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

More information about the National Register and recent Oregon listings is online at www.oregonheritage.org (click on "National Register" at left of page).

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Direct general media inquiries to:

Chris Havel
Director's Office
chris.havel@state.or.us
(503) 986-0722

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Jean Thompson
Public Services Division
jean.thompson@state.or.us
(503) 986-0667

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