North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | |
| Nearest city | Crawford, Colorado |
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| Area | 231 acres (93 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architect | NPS-Engineering Branch |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001181[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2005 |
The North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Crawford, Colorado was built during 1933-38. It is an approximately five mile long roadway, with viewpoints and associated structures. It is recognized as a "designed landscape". It includes five overlooks over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.[2]
Construction
Designed by the National Park Service's NPS-Engineering Branch, the road would be built by the Civilian Conservation Corps[1] Designers included T.W. Secrest, who received input from NPS landscape architects including Thomas Chalmers Vint, Howard M. Baker, and Charles A. Richey.[2]
Listing
It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005; the listing also termed it the North Rim Road Historic District. The district includes five contributing buildings, six contributing sites and 11 other contributing structures.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Janene Caywood (2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park / North Rim Road Historic District/ 5MN.3522" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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