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Graves Creek Ranger Station

The Graves Creek Ranger Station Historic District was built between 1939 and 1941. It is distinctive for its use of native building materials applied in a modem (late) interpretation of the Rustic Style of architecture. A hallmark of the style is the use of local, natural materials applied in a manner so the building fits into the landscape. That, in conjunction with careful siting of the building in the landscape and adding plant materials so the structure appears to “grow” out of the ground, are the basic tenets and philosophy of the Rustic style. The Graves Creek Ranger Station residence was constructed between 1939 and 1941 with the assistance of Public Works Administration funding and Civilian Conservation Corps labor. Beginning in 1939 the area for the new ranger station was cleared and prepared for construction to begin. Within the next few months the CCC transported materials for the construction of the building. Near the end of the actual construction of the building, the CCC completed the water supply and the sewage disposal systems, and landscaped the grounds around the ranger station. The CCC also built the combination garage/wood shed building, and a generator house that is no longer standing.

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