Elk Lake Guard Station (Bend, Oregon)
- Title
- Elk Lake Guard Station (Bend, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Photographer
- Lipscomb, Christine K.
- Description
- National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2009) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
- Provenance
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1920-1929
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views log cabins (houses) plans (orthographic projections) plans, floor log construction
- Location
- Elk Lake Guard Station >> Deschutes County >> Oregon >> United States Deschutes County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States Bend >> Deschutes County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- Fort Rock Road
- Date
- 1929
- View Date
- 2002-10
- Identifier
- Deschutes_ElkLakeGuardStation.pdf
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon
- Type
- Image
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Is Part Of
- Elk Lake Guard Station (Bend, Oregon)
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr
- Note
- In 1929, employees of the U.S. Forest Service built the Elk Lake Guard Station, described as a “simple cabin” made of logs with a wood-shingle roof. The station is historically important as an early example of the Forest Service’s current management polices that emphasize both recreation and natural resource conservation. In the early-twentieth century Guard Stations were constructed in remote areas as outposts to protect timber, water, wildlife, and fish. At Elk Lake, increasing public recreation led to the construction of a guard station to both protect natural resources and serve visitors. To meet the agency’s goals, the facility was sited to allow for maximum contact between Forest Service personnel and forest users while still allowing backcountry access to the soon-to-be designated Three Sisters Primitive Area. The station was one of the agency’s first efforts to standardize building appearance and its design represents the desire to construct buildings that complemented the natural environment. Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office