Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations

Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations
Visitor Center
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations is located in Montana
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations is located in the United States
Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations
Nearest citySaint Mary, Montana
Coordinates48°44′51″N 113°26′21″W / 48.7474°N 113.4391°W / 48.7474; -113.4391
Built1967
ArchitectBurt L. Gewalt
MPSGlacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.08000335
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2008[1]

The Saint Mary Visitor Center in Glacier National Park, with the connected Saint Mary Checking Station and Entrance Station was constructed at the east entrance to the Going-to-the-Sun Road during the Mission 66 park facilities improvement program. It was designed by Burt L. Gewalt of the Kalispell, Montana architectural firm Brinkman and Lenon, and was completed in 1967. The complex uses common Mission 66 themes such as native stone, and glulam timber construction, combined with a dramatic roof structure that echoes the mountain peaks in the background. The stone in the walls came from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.[2][3][4] The view of the "St. Mary" webcam on the Glacier National Park official website is broadcast from the center and shows the westward-facing view over St. Mary Lake, which includes a distant view of Logan's Pass. There is also an osprey nest about one hundred meters to the east of the building, which can be viewed from the visitor parking lot and from the park's osprey webcam.

Entrance Station

The complex consists of the main visitor center, with a connected entrance station. Two checking stations or kiosks are located in the roadway. Recent renovations have restored the original teal, ebony and peach color scheme, which had been obscured by the application of standard National Park Service brown paint.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Saint Mary Visitor Center". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Saint Mary Visitor Center Entrance Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "Saint Mary Visitor Center Checking Station #1". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 12, 2008.
  5. ^ Wheaton, Rodd L. (June 1, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Saint Mary Visitor Center". National Park Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
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