Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
Description
The Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center was originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as a road crew camp mess hall in 1934. Around 1980, the National Park Service converted the building to a Visitors Center, replacing an older one in the original “contact station” at Tuolumne Meadows campground.
This building is a good example of National Park Service rustic park architecture of the 1930’s. It was constructed with native materials to blend with the environment, and reflects hand crafted techniques. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
As of 2022, a new Visitors Center is under construction nearby and the old Road Crew Camp building will have to find a new use.
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Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Tuolumne Meadows road camp mess hall in 1934 - Yosemite National Park CA
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CCC historic marker at Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Tuolumne Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Tuolumne Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
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Plaque on Tuolumne Visitors Center (former) - Yosemite National Park CA
Source notes
John Broesamle book manuscript and interview, 2022.
Linda Greene, Yosemite: The Park and its Resources (1987). https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_resources/recent_years.html
NPS List of Classified Structures - https://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=CA&PARK=YOSE&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=268
Project originally submitted by Douglas Dodd on March 22, 2009.
Additional contributions by John Broesomele.
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