Warner Valley Ranger Station - California
Posted by: Volcanoguy
N 40° 26.472 W 121° 22.725
10T E 637497 N 4477990
The historic Warner Valley Ranger Station.
Waymark Code: WMJGHT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2013
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The Warner Valley Ranger Station is one of the first three buildings (other two were also ranger stations at Butte Lake and Summit Lake) built by the National Park Service in Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was completed in 1926 and rebuilt in 1927 following damage by heavy snows the first winter. The ranger station is a two-story building about 24 feet square. The building is built of milled 2 x 6 inch planks laid flat one on top of another with butt-joint corners. Building has a steeply pitched gable roof and a stone fireplace. The ground floor has a bedroom, living room, and kitchen and the second floor contains two rooms. This building is the only known structure in the National Park Service made with solid milled wood walls.
The Ranger Station was placed on the National Register on April 3, 1978. More details of the Ranger Station can be found at: (
visit link)
Street address: North of Chester in Lassen National Volcanic Park
County / Borough / Parish: Plumas
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925 - 1949
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic, Landscape
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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