| **CRATER LAKE**National ParkCultural Landscape Recommendations:Park Headquarters at Munson Valley |  |
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|  | **Cultural Landscape Recommendations:****Park Headquartes at Munson ValleyCrater Lake National Park**

**SUMMER 1991**

Date of Inventory: July 1990Project Team: Cathy Gilbert, historical landscape architect andMarsha Tolon, landscape architect. |
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**CONTENTS**

- Introduction
- Identification
- History
- Analysis and Evaluation
- Statement of Significance
- Recommendations
- Special Site Areas
- Notes
- References
- Appendix A: Castle Crest Wildflower Trail

**INTRODUCTION**

 This Cultural Landscape Catalog provides a preliminary analysis andevaluation of the historic landscape at Munson Valley in Crater LakeNational Park.  The purpose of the Catalog is to identify and evaluatehistoric landscape resources, and based on that evaluation, developpreliminary guidelines and recommendations for preservation,rehabilitation, maintenance, and interpretation of those resources. Thisdocument is a technical supplement and does not replace a standardcultural landscape report. Additional work will be required prior toimplementation of specific recommendations and/or design concepts. Boththe Catalog and future projects resulting from the Catalog'sprogrammatic information will receive review from appropriate local,state and federal entities.

 Project boundaries are based primarily on the Munson Valley HistoricDistrict boundaries, yet are drawn to reflect the physiographiccharacteristics defining the district. When the field inventoryoccurred, the employee cabins at Sleepy Hollow had been demolished andnew quarters were being constructed at the site. Due to the loss ofhistoric integrity the area was considered non-contributing to theextant historic district and was not included in this project. However,the new development at Sleepy Hollow contains design elements andcharacteristics based on historic precedent; future preservation workfor Munson Valley may include the area as part of the project boundary.The Castle Crest Wildflower Trail, as a designed landscape, issignificant for its association with the Park Headquarters area andNational Park Service interpretive programs of the mid-1920s to themid-1930s. Located adjacent to the study area, access to the trailbegins at the east boundary of the historic district and projectboundary. Preliminary documentation of the trail as a cultural landscapeis included in the appendix of this report.

 This document was developed in the Pacific Northwest Regional Officeby the Cultural Resources Division.  Previous documents prepared for thepark addressing historic resources at Munson Valley include: HistoricResource Study, Crater Lake National Park, 1984; Munson Valley'sDesigned Landscape, 1990; and The Rustic Landscape of RimVillage, 1927-1941. Crater Lake National Park, 1990.

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