US Forest Service Building - Ogden, Utah
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BruceS
N 41° 13.227 W 111° 58.031
12T E 418929 N 4563680
Historic Art Deco styled government office building constructed as a WPA project during the Great Depression located in a mainly residential area in Ogden, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMBZWB
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2011
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"The U.S. Forest Service Building, built in 1933-1934, together with the Ogden High School (1936) and the Ogden/Weber Municipal Building (1939) are exceptionally significant because they represent the most significant Art Deco structures in Ogden and the state of Utah. Additionally, they represent important works of the architectural firm of Hodgson and McClenahan, and are excellent examples of federal work projects initiated during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Forest Service Building is of special importance as it was numbered among the initial projects funded by congressional appropriations in the early years of the depression, prior to the formal organization of federal relief programs...
Hodgson and McClenahan designed the Forest Service District 4 headquarters in the Art Deco Style, characterized "by a linear, hard edge or angular composition often with a vertical emphasis and highlighted with stylized decoration...
Hodgson, considered as the most important architect of the Ogden-Weber County area from the late 19th to the mid 20th century, provided the design concept sketches and McClenahan then produced the working drawings.
The Forest Service Building contrasts strongly with its residential context, and has consequently served as a local landmark for many decades. The structure was completed in 1934 and still serves the needs of the Forest Service, remaining basically unchanged, maintaining a high degree of architectural integrity." - National Register Nomination
The building continues to serve the U.S. Forest Service as the Ogden Ranger District Office and as the Forestry Sciences Laboratory. The building is in very good condition.