Longmire Administration building, government lodging and National Park Inn - Mt. Rainier NP
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Hikenutty
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Longmire is the historic administration area for Mt. Rainier National Park. Here you will find many historic building, including the park library, administration building, park inn, museum, and old gas station.
Waymark Code: WM1KJ9
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
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At LONGMIRE, 6.6 m. (2,750 alt.), is the rustic administration building of the National Park Service. Beside the highway (R) are housekeeping cabins operated in connection with the NATIONAL PARK INN... from the Mt. Rainier NP "Park Tour 1," pp. 582-83
Longmire is the historic administration area for Mt. Rainier National Park. Here you will find many historic building, including the park library, administration building, park inn, museum, and old gas station.
The administration building, now the Wilderness permit center, was actually the second admin building. The first is now the location of the National Park Museum and was built in 1909.
The National Park Inn has a wonderful restaurant and offers lodging. There are only two guest lodges within the park so reservations should be made far in advance.
Adjacent to the Inn is the general store. When it was originally built in the early 1900's it was used as a clubhouse for cards and pool, activities not allowed in the prim and proper inn. Later it served as a women's dormitory for park employees. It now operates as a store and gift shop.
Near the inn you will see the historic gas station, built in 1929, one of the only National Park fuel stations that was never modernized. Outside stand the 2 original pumps, and inside are interpretive signs telling about the station and surrounding buildings.
Behind the administration building you'll find the parks housing area. Built in the 1930's, the houses still act as dormitories for park employees. You can walk along the main road, but please don't approach the houses as they are in use.
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