With eight historic buildings, the Lake of the Woods Ranger Station is a classic Forest Service ranger station.
The buildings were designed by the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Regional Architecture Group.
All of the structures were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1937 and 1939.
Their work included a ranger station administrative office, two ranger residences, a crew house, garage, gas and oil shed, storage shed, and a barn.
The buildings except the barn were constructed in the Cascadian rustic architectural style using weatherboard, wood shingles, native stone, and concrete as the basic building materials.
The barn is a peeled-log structure.
Many of the gables have the open pine tree logo cutouts that were common to Forest Service structures built during the 1930s.

The Ranger Station Office is a one and a half-story wood-frame building on a concrete foundation with a fieldstone veneer on the foundation's exterior face.
It has a high gabled roof with center cross gable with a stone chimney straddling the roof ridge where the gables join the main roof.
The main entrance is recessed under west center gable.
There are five stone steps leading to a flagstone porch platform.
The porch is supported by four large square timber posts with curving brackets at the top.
The rear entry is also located below a gable.
The back porch is supported by square timber post with curved bracket at the top.
The building's exterior is covered horizontal clapboard to eave line with vertical boards on all the gable ends above the eaves.
There eight-over-eight double-hung sash windows on all four side of the building.
Three open pine tree logo cutouts located on the gable end above the front porch.
The center tree is larger than the flanking trees.
A "Visitor Center" sign is located below the pine tree cutouts.
The structure is covered by a texture metal roof.
Inside the office, the walls have fluted knotty-pine paneling with plain pine baseboards.
There is a stone fireplace with a wooden mantel.
The interior floors are wood and the ceiling is covered with acoustical tile with exposed boxed beams.

The Ranger Residence is a one and a half-story T-shaped building on a concrete foundation with an exposed fieldstone veneer.
It is a wood-frame structure with horizontal clapboard exterior to eave line and vertical boards above the eave line on the gable ends.
The building has a high gable roof with large gable on east end and projecting center porch gable on south façade.
The original wood-shingles roof has been replaced by textured sheet metal.
The front porch is supported by two heavy squared timber posts with curved brackets at the top.
Stone steps lead to an open porch with a flagstone surface.
The rear entry is on the north side of the building.
The covered back porch is supported by a single heavy squared timber post with top bracket matching the posts on the front porch.
There is an exterior stone chimney on north gable end of the building.
The exterior has simple six-over-six double-hung sash windows.
Inside the residence the walls are covered in fluted knotty-pine paneling with plain pine baseboard with wood floors.
A stone fireplace is a central feature of the home.
The ceiling has exposed boxed beams separated by fiberboard paneling.

The Assistant Ranger Residence is a one and a half-story L-shaped building on a concrete foundation with an exposed fieldstone veneer.
It is a wood-frame structure with horizontal clapboard exterior to eave line and vertical boards above the eave line on the gable ends.
The building as a high gable roof with offset gable on north façade forming the buildings L-shape.
The roof covering is textured sheet metal.
The open front porch is covered by the projecting gable and is supported by two square timber posts with curved brackets at the top.
The porch has flagstone platform accessed by five stone steps.
There is a chimney on west side of the building.
The exterior has six-over-six double-hung sash windows.

There is a Residential Garage next to the ranger residence.
It is a rectangular, wood-fr
With eight historic buildings, the Lake of the Woods Ranger Station is a classic Forest Service ranger station. The buildings were designed by the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Regional Architecture Group. All of the structures were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1937 and 1939. Their work included a ranger station administrative office, two ranger residences, a crew house, garage, gas and oil shed, storage shed, and a barn. The buildings except the barn were constructed in the Cascadian rustic architectural style using weatherboard, wood shingles, native stone, and concrete as the basic building materials. The barn is a peeled-log structure. Many of the gables have the open pine tree logo cutouts that were common to Forest Service structures built during the 1930s.
The Ranger Station Office is a one and a half-story wood-frame building on a concrete foundation with a fieldstone veneer on the foundation's exterior face. It has a high gabled roof with center cross gable with a stone chimney straddling the roof ridge where the gables join the main roof. The main entrance is recessed under west center gable. There are five stone steps leading to a flagstone porch platform. The porch is supported by four large square timber posts with curving brackets at the top. The rear entry is also located below a gable. The back porch is supported by square timber post with curved bracket at the top. The building's exterior is covered horizontal clapboard to eave line with vertical boards on all the gable ends above the eaves. There eight-over-eight double-hung sash windows on all four side of the building. Three open pine tree logo cutouts located on the gable end above the front porch. The center tree is larger than the flanking trees. A "Visitor Center" sign is located below the pine tree cutouts. The structure is covered by a texture metal roof. Inside the office, the walls have fluted knotty-pine paneling with plain pine baseboards. There is a stone fireplace with a wooden mantel. The interior floors are wood and the ceiling is covered with acoustical tile with exposed boxed beams.
The Ranger Residence is a one and a half-story T-shaped building on a concrete foundation with an exposed fieldstone veneer. It is a wood-frame structure with horizontal clapboard exterior to eave line and vertical boards above the eave line on the gable ends. The building has a high gable roof with large gable on east end and projecting center porch gable on south façade. The original wood-shingles roof has been replaced by textured sheet metal. The front porch is supported by two heavy squared timber posts with curved brackets at the top. Stone steps lead to an open porch with a flagstone surface. The rear entry is on the north side of the building. The covered back porch is supported by a single heavy squared timber post with top bracket matching the posts on the front porch. There is an exterior stone chimney on north gable end of the building. The exterior has simple six-over-six double-hung sash windows. Inside the residence the walls are covered in fluted knotty-pine paneling with plain pine baseboard with wood floors. A stone fireplace is a central feature of the home. The ceiling has exposed boxed beams separated by fiberboard paneling.
The Assistant Ranger Residence is a one and a half-story L-shaped building on a concrete foundation with an exposed fieldstone veneer. It is a wood-frame structure with horizontal clapboard exterior to eave line and vertical boards above the eave line on the gable ends. The building as a high gable roof with offset gable on north façade forming the buildings L-shape. The roof covering is textured sheet metal. The open front porch is covered by the projecting gable and is supported by two square timber posts with curved brackets at the top. The porch has flagstone platform accessed by five stone steps. There is a chimney on west side of the building. The exterior has six-over-six double-hung sash windows.
There is a Residential Garage next to the ranger residence. It is a rectangular, wood-fr
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