- Mesa Verde Administrative District
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Mesa Verde Administrative District
Superintendent's Residence
Location: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Coordinates: 37°10′59″N 108°29′26″W / 37.18306°N 108.49056°WCoordinates: 37°10′59″N 108°29′26″W / 37.18306°N 108.49056°W Built: 1921 Architect: NPS Branch of Plans & Design; Jesse Nusbaum Architectural style: Pueblo Revival Style Governing body: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NRHP Reference#: 87001410 Significant dates Added to NRHP: May 28, 1987[1] Designated NHLD: May 29, 1987[2] Mesa Verde Administrative District is a set of six National Park Service buildings within Mesa Verde National Park, constructed in 1921 in a Pueblo Revival Style architecture.
The Park Service buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.,[2][3][4]
Buildings
The 1921 buildings are significant as the first constructed by the National Park Service "based on cultural traditions represented in the park area", the pueblo revival style, to fit in and to enhance interpretation by visitors of the park area.
The landmark buildings include:
- National Park Headquarters,
- Museum,
- Post Office,
- Ranger Dormitory,
- Superintendents Residence,
- Community Building
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Mesa Verde Administrative District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2012&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ Laura Soullière Harrison (1986). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mesa Verde National Park Headquarters, Museum, Post Office, Ranger Dormitory, Superintendents Residence, and Community Building / Mesa Verde Administrative District (Preferred). National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/87001410.pdf and Accompanying 51 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985PDF (7.88 MB)
- ^ ""Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Mesa Verde Administrative District", by Laura Soullière Harrison". National Historic Landmark Theme Study. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/harrison/harrison14.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
External links
- Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Mesa Verde Administrative District, by Laura Soullière Harrison, at National Park Service.
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Historic districts in Colorado
- Mesa Verde National Park
- National Register of Historic Places in Montezuma County, Colorado
- National Historic Landmarks in Colorado
- Native American history of Colorado
- Pueblo Revival Style architecture
- Buildings and structures in Montezuma County, Colorado
- Colorado Registered Historic Place stubs
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