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| Location | Yosemite National Park, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′50.17″N 119°35′12.42″W / 37.7472694°N 119.5867833°W |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architect | Charles K. Sumner |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001414 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1987[1] |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1987[2] |
The Rangers' Club is a building in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park that was donated by the independently wealthy first director of the National Park Service, Stephen Tyng Mather.[3] He intended it to be used by the newly hired park rangers who were taking over from the departing army troops. He specifically intended it to blend into the natural environment. Its use of rustic stylings was part of a trend to the use of rustic design and natural materials in Park Service buildings until the 1940s.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Rangers' Club". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ ""Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Rangers' Club", by Laura Soullière Harrison". National Historic Landmark Theme Study. National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2007.