Ernest A. Davidson was an American architect. Among his works are two National Park Service building complexes at

Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County and northeast Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County in Washington (sta ...

, both designated

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...

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Longmire Buildings The Longmire Buildings in Mount Rainier National Park comprise the park's former administrative headquarters, and are among the most prominent examples of the National Park Service Rustic style in the national park system. They comprise the Longm ...

Yakima Park Stockade Group The Yakima Park Stockade Group, also known as North and South Blockhouses and Stockade at Sunrise, is a building complex consisting of four log buildings at the Sunrise Visitors Center area in the northeast part of Mount Rainier National Park. ...

In 1932, Ernest A. Davidson pondered the result of development in Mt. Rainier's Yakima Park, noting it could be classed as a failure "since the area is far less attractive" than before construction, or it might be considered a great success "since the general appearance and result is far superior to those other developments with which comparison may be made, and 'just grew' like topsy".Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service / Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction, ''Environmental History'', Oct 1998, by James A. Pritchard
review of ''Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service'' by Ethan Carr, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998, and ''Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction'' by Linda Flint McClelland, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

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