The Early Winters Ranger Station Work Center in the

Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County in north-central Washington (state), Washington, United States. The forest is bordered on the north by British Columbia, ...

near

Winthrop, Washington Winthrop is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. It is east of Mazama and north of Twisp. The population was 394 at the 2010 census, and increased to 504 at the 2020 census. Winthrop adopted an Old West theme for its downto ...

was built in 1936 by the

Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government unemployment, work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was ...

. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1986 for its architecture. It was designed by the Northwest Region 6 group of architects of the

United States Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 United States National Forest, national forests and 20 United States Natio ...

, the USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group. The listing included nine

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over a area, reflecting

Rustic architecture Rustic architecture is a style of architecture in the United States used in rural government and private structures and their landscape interior design. It was influenced by the American Craftsman style. According to the National Park Service, “ ...

. Building functions included as single dwelling, secondary structure, government office, and warehouse.

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United States Forest Service architecture Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington (state) Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Government buildings completed in 1936 Buildings and structures in Okanogan County, Washington Okanogan National Forest National Register of Historic Places in Okanogan County, Washington {{Washington-NRHP-stub