Vote Mount Rainier!

We have much to celebrate this year! Not only is 2016 the centennial of the National Park Service, it is also is the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Since it was passed in 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act has helped protect and preserve places of value to the American people. In recognition of this, we encourage you to think about historic sites important to you to safeguard for the future.

At Mount Rainier National Park, with the passage of the Act as inspiration, we are looking to rehabilitate a historic cabin in the Longmire area. Built in 1936 in the ‘NPS Rustic Style’, which incorporates design principles harmonious to nature, the cabin is now part of the park’s National Historic Landmark District. After restoration work is completed, the cabin will serve as a residence for Mount Rainier’s Search-And-Rescue volunteers.

Lend your support at ‪#‎VoteYourPark until July 5.

Learn more at the Partners in Preservation website at:www.savingplaces.org/voteyourpark.

This program highlights historic preservation projects, including our own efforts at restoring the cabin at Longmire. ‪#‎VoteMountRainier‬

NPS Photos (exterior and interior of the cabin house to be rehabilitated) ~rh

Vote Your Park!

Did you know that Longmire at Mount Rainier National Park has the largest collection of early 20th century buildings in the "Rustic Style" of architecture in the National Park System? From the Nisqually Entrance Arch to the Longmire Administration Building, the style continues to be appreciated for its use of materials found in nature and for its harmony with the surrounding landscape.

Other good example of NPS Rustic design at Longmire are the residential cabin houses built in the 1920s and 1930s, some with help by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Naturally, time has put wear and tear to many of the houses, and we are hoping to rehabilitate one to its former state for use as housing for our invaluable Search and Rescue volunteers.

Can you lend us a hand? #VoteYourPark until July 5.

Visit www.savingplaces.org/voteyourpark to learn more about preservation, and how you can do your part in restoring this historical structure at Mount Rainier National Park. #VoteMountRainier