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词条 Logan Pass Visitor Center
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  1. Description

  2. Design and construction

  3. Historic designation

  4. See also

  5. References

{{Infobox NRHP | name =Logan Pass Visitor Center
| nrhp_type =
| image = Logan Pass Visitor Center.jpg
| caption =
| nearest_city= West Glacier, Montana
| coordinates = {{coord|48|41|43|N|113|43|4|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Montana#USA
| built =Designed between 1960 and 1962 and built between 1963 and 1966
| architect= Doty, Cecil and Gewalt, Burt L.
| architecture = Modern Movement, Park Service Modern, Other
| added = April 15, 2008
| area = less than one acre
| refnum = 08000334[1]
| governing_body = National Park Service
| mpsub=Glacier National Park MRA
}}

The Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park was constructed at the summit (Logan Pass) of the Going-to-the-Sun Road during the Mission 66 park facilities improvement program. The design concept was originated by architect Cecil J. Doty of the National Park Service Western Office of Design and Construction. Burt L. Gewalt of the Kalispell, Montana architectural firm Brinkman and Lenon was responsible for the construction documents, carried out between 1960 and 1962. Construction was completed in 1966. The visitor center uses common Mission 66 themes such as a broad, gently sloping roof, native stone, and glulam timber construction.[2]

The Logan Pass Visitor Center was one of the most significant Mission 66 projects, involving the construction of a large visitor orientation facility with attendant parking lots, utility services and amenities at the summit of Logan Pass. The altitude of the pass is {{convert|6646|ft|m}}, and is inaccessible from October to May in most years.[1] The summit of Logan Pass had previously been used as a rest stop with toilet facilities. The size of the visitor center was somewhat reduced because the Saint Mary Visitor Center at the east end of the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the park headquarters at the opposite end at West Glacier provided appropriate orientation features in a less demanding physical environment.[2]

Description

The main section of the Logan Pass Visitor Center steps up its hillside with two main levels within a single-story enclosure. The lower level is the "Fireplace Room" facing northeast, featuring a concrete hearth with a copper hood. The information desk was originally in this space, but was moved to the upper level "Exhibit Room" in 1992. The upper level houses interpretive exhibits. As built, the visitor center used bright paint colors that were toned down to a conservative Park Service brown palette shortly after construction. Semi-separated toilet facilities are below the lower level, facing the parking lot. They were enlarged in 1985. An office addition for Park Service personnel was constructed at the same time.[2]

The visitor center as originally built was {{convert|3600|sqft|m2}} in area.[2]

Design and construction

Preliminary design was carried out in the Park Service's Western Office of Design and Construction, primarily by WODC architect Cecil J. Doty, with assistance from Milton Swatek and Ed Dottery. The preliminary design set forth the Park Service's design intent for size, arrangement and general architectural character. The WODC design was sent to the Kalispell architecture-engineering firm of Brinkman and Lenon, where Burt L. Gewalt was assigned the task of developing detailed design documents. Gewalt made detail changes, increasing the size of the chimney and using stone-embedded concrete, a construction method originally developed by Frank Lloyd Wright.[2]

The construction contract was awarded to the Hefte Construction Company of Spokane, Washington in June 1963 for a contract cost of about $136,600. A separate contract was awarded for water and sewer utility work, for $61,319. Work began in July 1963 and stopped in late October for the winter. It resumed in July 1964, running through October, and again in 1965. The visitor center was completed on August 27, 1966. A separate contract for parking lot and site improvements was completed on September 12, 1966 at a cost of $168,176. Gewalt was the supervising architect through construction.[2]

Historic designation

The Logan Pass Visitor Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2008,[3] when it was 44 years old, less than the usual threshold for inclusion of 50 years. The visitor center was cited in the nomination for its unusual design significance and prominence in Glacier National Park.[2]

See also

  • William Edmond Logan
  • Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations and the Lake McDonald Lodge Coffee Shop, also designed by Gewalt

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Going-to-the-Sun Road FAQs|url=http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/gttsrfaq.htm|work=Glacier National Park|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|last=Wheaton|first=Rodd L.|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Logan Pass Visitor Center|url=http://mtmemory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p103401coll12/id/2130/rec/44|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=1 January 2012|date=June 1, 2006}}
3. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
{{Glacier National Park}}{{NRHP in Glacier NP}}{{National Register of Historic Places}}

9 : Going-to-the-Sun Road|Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana|Government buildings completed in 1966|Buildings and structures in Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Buildings and structures in Glacier County, Montana|Mission 66|Tourist attractions in Glacier County, Montana|National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana|1966 establishments in Montana

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