Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence

Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence, is "an impressive structure of massive boulders and heavy-handed woodwork" at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon.  It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987 as an important example of 1930s National Park Service Rustic architecture. and .

Location, layout and amenities
The park Superintendent's Residence is located at north end of Munson Valley Historic District.  It was constructed in 1933.  The building's footprint is  with a rustic stone superstructure and wood-shake roof.  The first floor includes an entry hall, living room with lava-rock fireplace, a dining room, kitchen, and bedroom with adjoining bathroom.  The second floor has four additional bedrooms and two bathrooms.  The building was framed in Douglas fir and the roof covered with cedar shakes.Green, Linda W., "Construction of Government Buildings and Landscaping in Crater Lake National Park", Crater Lake Historic Resource Study, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, Denver, Colorado, June 1984.

Today, the building houses part of the park's Science and Learning Center.  It opened its doors on August 26, 2006."Munson Valley Historic District", Crater Lake National Park Trust, Crater Lake, Oregon, 8 April 2008.   The Superintendent's House was completely restored and retrofitted for safety in order to become useful once more to serve scientists and students in studies pertaining to Crater Lake and the surrounding area.   The main house is used as library, meeting space, and offices and is furnished with the original Imperial Monterey furniture.  An adjacent secondary building serves as a bunkhouse for visitors, and houses a mixture of reproduction and original Imperial Monterey furniture.  The reproduction furniture was created as part of a graduate student project by two students from the Oregon College of Art and Craft.

Furnishings 
The Imperial furniture line conserved for Crater Lake National Park by MPF Conservation.  The line was originally purchased by the NPS through Meier & Frank in Portland, Oregon.  It is one of two largest complete lines known in existence in a public place, the other being a line of Mason Monterey furniture just a few hours away at the Oregon Caves National Monument.  The Imperial furniture line is one of the best known of the Furniture lines popularized at the time of Monterey.  It was made in Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s. The Imperial line utilized mahogany as their primary wood, usually stained dark brown with a silvery sheen, created by grain filler, probably silex or calcium chloride.  The line was solid and heavy, accented by top quality ironwork.  Originally the line was upholstered in a multicolored cotton weave in a fiesta-influenced pattern.  The restoration show covers chosen were rich red and cordovan colored waxed top grain aniline leathers, which was also appropriate to the time.Treatment Reports for the Conservation of the Imperial Monterey Furniture, Crater lake National Park's Science and Learning Center, 2006 


See also
National Park Service Rustic

References

External links

 Crater Lake National Park
Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Superintendent's Residence, by Laura Soullière Harrison, 1986, at National Park Service.
  Documentation about the restoration and conservation of the furniture in the Superintendent's Residence.

Category:National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Crater Lake National Park
Category:National Park Service rustic in Oregon
Category:Government buildings completed in 1932
Category:Houses completed in 1932
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Klamath County, Oregon
Category:Houses in Klamath County, Oregon
Category:Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:1932 establishments in Oregon
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Oregon