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Wallowa Ranger Station, 602 First St Wallowa, Wallowa County, OR
Forest Service Administrative Buildings" states "No matter how well buildings may be designed, with few exceptions, they seldom enhance the beauty of their natural settings." He suggests, "...erecting only such structures as are absolutely essential and then only of such designs which harmonize with, or are the least objectionable to nature`s particular environment." Groben favored a regional style rather than a universal style. He encouraged each region to base its architectural styles upon "climatic considerations, vegetation and forest cover." The Wallowa Ranger Station exemplifies this Forest Service design philosophy through the use of simple forms and natural materials and colors. The buildings are distinctly regional and site specific, being more residential in character than other depression era administrative buildings located in remote mountainous areas. The materials used are also regional, coming from local and regional sources (fir, river rock, and Idaho cedar). The significant features include wide horizontal cedar siding combined with board and batten, stone masonry, multi-pane double hung wood sash windows with shutters, squared timber posts with curved brackets, wrought-iron light fixtures and hardware, and the U.S. Forest Service tree symbol. Interior features include knotty pine paneling, river-rock fireplace, and decorative crown molding.
Wallowa Ranger Station, 602 First St Wallowa, Wallowa County, OR
Forest Service Administrative Buildings" states "No matter how well buildings may be designed, with few exceptions, they seldom enhance the beauty of their natural settings." He suggests, "...erecting only such structures as are absolutely essential and then only of such designs which harmonize with, or are the least objectionable to nature`s particular environment." Groben favored a regional style rather than a universal style. He encouraged each region to base its architectural styles upon "climatic considerations, vegetation and forest cover." The Wallowa Ranger Station exemplifies this Forest Service design philosophy through the use of simple forms and natural materials and colors. The buildings are distinctly regional and site specific, being more residential in character than other depression era administrative buildings located in remote mountainous areas. The materials used are also regional, coming from local and regional sources (fir, river rock, and Idaho cedar). The significant features include wide horizontal cedar siding combined with board and batten, stone masonry, multi-pane double hung wood sash windows with shutters, squared timber posts with curved brackets, wrought-iron light fixtures and hardware, and the U.S. Forest Service tree symbol. Interior features include knotty pine paneling, river-rock fireplace, and decorative crown molding.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Wallowa Ranger Station, Residence, 602 First St Wallowa, Wallowa County, OR
stone porch floor and chimney, rough chamfered posts, brackets, knotty pine paneling, stone fireplace, and iron light fixtures.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
Source Website
Wallowa Ranger Station, Fire Equipment Building, 602 First St Wallowa, Wallowa County, OR
wide horizontal siding, board and batten with zig-zag cut ends, cut-out tree symbols and squared timber posts.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
