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Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

A Home for Rangers

 
 
A Home for Rangers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 20, 2013
1. A Home for Rangers Marker
Photograph captions: (lower left) The Ranger’s Club maintains its original function as home to park rangers. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 for its significance in the development of the park rustic style; (background) Steven T. Mather on horseback.
Inscription. Stephen T. Mather, the first director of the National Park Service, employed park rangers to guide tourists and protect parks from poachers. In 1920, Mather hired architect Charles Summer to construct a home for members of his newly organized ranger force. Mather paid for the building out of his own pocket. In the design, Mather mandated that

“...particular attention must be devoted always to the harmonizing of these improvements with the landscape.”

A rustic style of architecture developed and is exemplified by the Ranger’s Club and surrounding buildings in Yosemite Valley.

National Historic Landmark

In keeping with attempts to harmonize structures with the surroundings, architects used materials such as granite cobbles, peeled logs, and redwood shingles. The interior decoration owes much to the arts and crafts movement of the early 20th century, incorporating forest, mountain, and American Indian visual elements.
 
Erected by Yosemite Fund.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
 
Location. 37° 44.856′ N, 119° 35.204′ W.
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Marker is in Yosemite National Park, California, in Mariposa County. Marker is on Village Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yosemite National Park CA 95389, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Yosemite Valley (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yosemite National Park (about 400 feet away); Big Tree (about 500 feet away); James Hutchings (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Tourism (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Story of Half Dome (approx. 0.3 miles away); Reawakening the Meadow (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old Yosemite Village (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yosemite National Park.
 
More about this marker. This marker is located in Yosemite Village near the Yosemite Museum.
 
Also see . . .  Ranger's Club - National Park Service. The Rangers’ Club was constructed in the newly emerging National Park Service Rustic Style. This style of architecture became a cornerstone of the National Park Service’s belief that buildings should blend with their natural surroundings and that natural settings should influence architecture. (Submitted on May 30, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
A Home for Rangers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 20, 2013
2. A Home for Rangers Marker
The Ranger's Club image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 20, 2013
3. The Ranger's Club
Rangers' Club image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Eric Polk, June 2008
4. Rangers' Club
The north side of the Rangers' Club showing the granite stones, peeled logs, and redwood shingles used in construction of the building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.   4. submitted on March 26, 2015, by Eric Polk of Lakewood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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