Rangers' Club

Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Historic ranger residence

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Rangers Club front

Photo taken by Eric Polk

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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Coordinates:
+37.74747, -119.58791
37°44'51" N, 119°35'16" W

Description

This structure is representative of the commitment of Stephen T. Mather, first Director of the National Park Service, to an architectural aesthetic appropriate for the National Park lands. He personally funded this structure, which became the design standard for building in the National Park System through World War II. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 28, 1987

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1987
Reference number: 87001414
Architectural style: Other architectural type; Rustic chalet
Areas of significance: Conservation; Architecture
Levels of significance: National; Local
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Institutional housing
Current functions: Institutional housing; Park
Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1925-1949
Significant year: 1920

Related landmarks

A Home for Rangers (Adjacent) - Interpretive display for the Rangers' Club

Sources

Wikipedia
Eric Polk
National Register database - Reference number 87001414 (Search for documents)
National Historic Landmark information