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| location= 355 S. Main St., Humboldt National Forest, [[Paradise Valley, Nevada]]
| location= 355 S. Main St., [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], [[Paradise Valley, Nevada]]
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| architect = [[Architects of the United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]]
| architect = [[Architects of the United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]]
| builder = [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]
| builder = [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]
| architecture = Bungalow/craftsman
| architecture = [[Bungalow architecture|Bungalow]]/[[American Craftsman architecture|Craftsman]]
| added = June 19, 1996
| added = June 19, 1996
| area = less than one acre
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| refnum = 96000662<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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The '''Paradise Valley Ranger Station''', located at 355 S. Main St., in [[Paradise Valley, Nevada]], serves the [[Humboldt National Forest]] and was built in 1933. It was designed by the [[Architects of the United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service architects]] and built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. It has also been known as the '''Paradise Valley Guard Station'''. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996. The listing included seven [[contributing buildings]] and one other [[contributing structure]].<ref name=nris/>
The '''Paradise Valley Ranger Station''', located at 355 S. Main St. in [[Paradise Valley, Nevada|Paradise Valley]], serves a district of the [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]] in [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt County]], northwestern [[Nevada]]. It has also been known as the '''Paradise Valley Guard Station'''.


==History==
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It was deemed significant as a product of the National Forest Service's work with the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]], a government jobs program of the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/96000662.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paradise Valley Ranger Station / Paradise Valley Guard Station |author=Judith L. Poche' |date=January 2, 1996 |publisher=National Park Service}} and [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/96000662.pdf accompanying photos]</ref>
The ranger station was built in 1933 in an [[American Craftsman architecture|American Craftsman]] [[Bungalow architecture|Bungalow style]]. It was designed by the [[Architects of the United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service architects]] and built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]−CCC for the then named Humboldt National Forest].


The construction of the ranger station building started in 1934 by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] was halted for several years but the work was resumed and completed in 1941. Currently, the station is run by the [[United States Forest Service]], [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], [[Santa Rosa Range]] District, [[Nevada]], [[USA]].<ref name=Paradise>{{cite web|title=Paradise Valley Ranger Station|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/htnf/learning/history-culture/?cid=STELPRDB5245727|publisher=USDA FOrest Service|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>
The construction of the ranger station building started in 1934 by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] was halted for several years but the work was resumed and completed in 1941.

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===National Register of Historic Places===
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The building was deemed significant as a product of the National Forest Service's work with the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]], a government jobs program of the [[Great Depression]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996. The listing included seven [[contributing buildings]] and one other [[contributing structure]].<ref name=nris/><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/96000662.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paradise Valley Ranger Station / Paradise Valley Guard Station |author=Judith L. Poche' |date=January 2, 1996 |publisher=National Park Service}} and [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/96000662.pdf accompanying photos]</ref>

==Present day==
Currently, the station is run by the [[United States Forest Service]] for the [[Santa Rosa Range]] District of the [[Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]], in [[Nevada]].<ref name=Paradise>{{cite web|title=Paradise Valley Ranger Station|url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/htnf/learning/history-culture/?cid=STELPRDB5245727|publisher=USDA FOrest Service|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*{{C|Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada}}
*{{C|Ranger stations in the United States}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Nevada State Historic Places/Humboldt}}
{{Nevada State Historic Places/Humboldt}}



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[[Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada]]
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[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1933]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada]]
[[Category:Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]]
[[Category:Ranger stations in the United States]]
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[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1933]]
[[Category:Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:American Craftsman architecture in Nevada]]
[[Category:Bungalow architecture in Nevada]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada]]





Revision as of 04:09, 18 February 2016

Paradise Valley Ranger Station
Paradise Valley Ranger Station is located in Nevada
Paradise Valley Ranger Station
Location355 S. Main St., Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Paradise Valley, Nevada
Arealess than one acre
Built1933
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
ArchitectUS Forest Service
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.96000662[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1996

The Paradise Valley Ranger Station, located at 355 S. Main St. in Paradise Valley, serves a district of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Humboldt County, northwestern Nevada. It has also been known as the Paradise Valley Guard Station.

History

The ranger station was built in 1933 in an American Craftsman Bungalow style. It was designed by the U.S. Forest Service architects and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps−CCC for the then named Humboldt National Forest].

The construction of the ranger station building started in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps was halted for several years but the work was resumed and completed in 1941.

National Register of Historic Places

The building was deemed significant as a product of the National Forest Service's work with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a government jobs program of the Great Depression. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The listing included seven contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.[1][2]

Present day

Currently, the station is run by the United States Forest Service for the Santa Rosa Range District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, in Nevada.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Judith L. Poche' (January 2, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paradise Valley Ranger Station / Paradise Valley Guard Station" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. ^ "Paradise Valley Ranger Station". USDA FOrest Service. Retrieved 31 May 2013.


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