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Houston Ranger Station Historic District

Coordinates: 37°19′17″N 91°57′22″W / 37.32139°N 91.95611°W / 37.32139; -91.95611
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Houston Ranger Station Historic District
Houston Ranger Station Historic District is located in Missouri
Houston Ranger Station Historic District
Houston Ranger Station Historic District is located in the United States
Houston Ranger Station Historic District
Location104 MO 63S, Houston, Missouri
Coordinates37°19′17″N 91°57′22″W / 37.32139°N 91.95611°W / 37.32139; -91.95611
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1936 (1936)-1937
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSMark Twain National Forest MPS
NRHP reference No.03000713[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2003

Houston Ranger Station Historic District is a national historic district located in Mark Twain National Forest near Houston, Texas County, Missouri. The district encompasses five frame and limestone buildings constructed by the Lynchburg Camp of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during 1936 and 1937. They are the 1 1/2-story Colonial Revival style ranger's office, 1 1/2-story Colonial Revival style dwelling, garage, warehouse and oil house.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Philip Thomason/Teresa Douglass (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Houston Ranger Station Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 10 photographs from 1999)