The Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District in Alaska, United States, in what is now called
Denali National Park was the original administrative center of the park. It contains an extensive collection of
National Park Service Rustic structures, primarily designed by the
National Park Service's Branch of Plans and Designs in the 1930s.
In 1920, the newly created park received funding to hire staff and establish an administrative area. When the
Alaska Railroad reached the park in 1922, park headquarters were moved from the community of
Nenana to a location near the new railroad station within the park boundaries. In the fall of 1925, park headquarters were moved to its current location. By 1927, nine structures, including those moved from the original site, occupied the headquarters district.[2]
As the hub of park administrative and management, the headquarters area expanded according to detailed plans provided by the Branch of Plans and Design. As in many of the national parks during the Depression, the
Civilian Conservation Corps had an important role in the development of conservation and recreation-oriented projects within the park as a whole and headquarters district in particular. Beginning in 1938, CCC accomplished many projects within the park, but most of their efforts focused on the headquarters area where they constructed sewer and water lines, roads, and buildings.[3]
Dog feed cache and sled storage building
Contributing properties
When first listed, the historical district contains a total of 14 contributing properties, built between 1926 and 1941. It was enlarged in 2018.
^"Office Building, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Warehouse, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Barn, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Dog Houses, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Dog Kennels, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Electric Light Plant, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Garage, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Comfort Station, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Boiler House, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^"Rangers' Dormitory, HQ". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Archived from
the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2017.