Dee Wright Observatory (McKenzie Pass, Oregon)
- Title
- Dee Wright Observatory (McKenzie Pass, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Creator
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- Creator Display
- Civilian Conservation Corps (builder/contractor)
- Description
- This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
- View
- exterior
- Provenance
- Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1930-1939
- Work Type
- visitors' centers watchtowers
- Location
- Sisters >> Deschutes County >> Oregon >> United States Deschutes County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- McKenzie Highway, State Route 242, about 15 miles west of Sisters, Oregon
- Date
- 1935
- Identifier
- pna_14626
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Note
- The Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp F-23 of Company 927, built the observatory from lava rock during the Great Depression. It is named after Dee Wright, the foreman in charge of the camp. The elevation of the observatory is 5,187 feet. Information: U.S. Forest Service Website, 2008.
