AZ 87 W of Punkin Center, Tonto NF, Punkin Center, Arizona. County/parish: Maricopa.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 10, 1993. NRIS 93000528.
Part of Depression-Era USDA Forest Service Administrative Complexes in Arizona MPS (NRIS 64500036).
2 contributing buildings.Also known as:
The Sunflower Ranger Station, also known as Sunflower Administrative Site or Sycamore Ranger Station, in Tonto National Forest in the Sunflower district near Punkin Center, Arizona was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 for its architecture, which is Bungalow/Craftsman in style. It served historically as institutional housing and as government office space. The listing included two contributing buildings.
It is located at elevation of about 3,500 feet (1,100 m); surroundings rise to 7,200 feet (2,200 m). The station consists of six buildings (a residence/office, a barn/garage/shop, three sheds and a latrine) and a corral. The residence/office and the barn/garage/shop were built in 1935 and are the two contributing resources in the listing.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75608512