Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District

The Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District overlooks Port Angeles, Washington from Peabody Heights, consisting of 6 contributing buildings built in 1940–44, 8 contributing structures and 17 non-contributing properties that act as the administrative headquarters for Olympic National Park. The contributing structures were built using locally obtained native materials in a late interpretation of the National Park Service Rustic style. Native landscaping enhances the site. Much of the work was carried out by Public Works Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps workers.[2]

Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Olympic National Park Headquarters
Location	600 East Park Avenue, Port Angeles, Washington
Coordinates	48°05′59″N 123°25′57″W
Area	38 acres (15 ha)
Built	1940
Architect	National Park Service
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	Olympic National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000720[1]
Added to NRHP	July 13, 2007

The most significant building is the Administration Building (48°06′03″N 123°25′58″W), a two-story masonry and wood frame structure with a long, horizontal design, emphasized by linear banding in the shingle cladding of the second story. The Custodian's Residence or Superintendent's Residence (48°06′03″N 123°25′53″W) housed the park superintendent until the 1980s when it was converted to offices. The irregularly shaped two-story building is similar in style and materials to the headquarters.[2]

A somewhat separated area comprises several maintenance buildings. The Gas and Oil House building (48°05′59″N 123°25′53″W) uses coursed stone and heavy timber, with a porte-cochere extending from the front to shelter gas pumps. The Transformer Vault and Pump House (48°05′59″N 123°25′59″W) is similar in character. The Equipment Shed/Carpenter Shop (48°05′58″N 123°25′55″W) is a stone and frame building in a saltbox shape with projecting bracketed eaves that anticipate the Mission 66 style structures on the 1950s and 1960s. The Equipment and Supply Building (48°05′57″N 123°25′54″W), measuring 199 feet (61 m) by 32 feet (9.8 m) is a masonry and frame building, with a large frame extension that burned in 1965. This section was replaced with a historically faithful copy in 1970.[2]

The Headquarters District is close to the park, but outside its primary boundaries. It was the first park headquarters to be situated outside its park.[2] The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]