AZ 366 SW of Safford, Coronado NF, Safford, Arizona. County/parish: Graham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 10, 1993. NRIS 93000516.
Part of Depression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona MPS (NRIS 64500036).
2 contributing buildings.
The Columbine Work Station in Coronado National Forest near Safford, Arizona was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The complex is a representative example of a Depression-era Forest Service administrative center. The station is on a high point of the Pinaleño Mountains in forested land. The main residence is in the Forest Service bungalow style. The barn is unique, not designed to a standard Forest Service prototype.
The station was built by a CCC unit operating from a camp about five miles away in 1934–35.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its architecture, which is Bungalow/Craftsman style. It served historically as institutional housing. Two contributing buildings on 1 acre (4,000 m2) were included in the NRHP listing. The station continues to be used for summer maintenance activities in Coronado National Forest.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75608240