Keystone Work Center
a.k.a. 48AB725
W of Albany, Medicine Bow NF, Albany, WYThe Keystone Work Center is significant under criterion "A" for its association with the expansion of Forest Service administration from custodial superintendence to resource management. With the exception of the Dwelling, it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and reflects the contribution of this Federal Works program to the expansion of Forests Service resource management during the 1930s. It is also significant under criterion "C" because it embodies a distinctive style of architecture developed by the Forest Service during the Depression era. The use of standard plans was typical of remote Forest Service installations and the log building style conformed well with the forested surroundings. The buildings represent a distinctive Forest Service architectural design style and philosophy. The period of significance dates from 1937 when the first logs were cut to the completion of construction activities in 1944 when the dwelling was completed. The period spans the end of the Great Depression and the disbanding of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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