Historic Structure Report: Quarry Visitor Center
2003. Historic Structure Report: Quarry Visitor Center. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver, Colorado
This report contains recommended treatments for the rehabilitation of the Quarry Visitor Center and information for use in preparation for its future schematic design and construction. The Quarry Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument, recognized as a National Landmark and one of the most significant structures produced by the Mission 66 program, is in dire need of stabilization treatment. It could be argued that in its current state, the Quarry Visitor Center is marginally habitable. Despite major interventions of the years, the building continues to move, even as this report is being written. Due to the advanced nature of the structural failure, there is primarily only one recommended alternative for treatment presented in this report: total replacement of the South and Administration wings. This will result in the reconstruction of both wings to their former 1958 appearance, reusing as many architectural features as possible. In addition, the Exhibit Shelter is in need of rehabilitation and modification to complete the stabilization treatment. Included in this report is a summary of the primary recommended treatments. Since the period of significance does not cover a period of time when the Quarry Visitor Center was substantially in operation, it is difficult to recommend any ultimate use that does not in some way conflict with or modify the character-defining features. With that in mind, this report recommends restoring the structure to its initially-constructed appearance, the only variance from the original design being accessibility, egress, and structural treatments. Further analysis of a future program for use, interpretation, and their subsequent impacts on the Quarry Visitor Center’s National Register qualities, will have to be evaluated as they develop and then weighed during the schematic design process. This Historic Resource Report will set the philosophical sideboards for these discussions. This report is not intended to be the schematic design for treatment; rather it is the baseline information for future use in preparation of the final design program, future schematic design and construction documents.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2003-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- DINO , HIST , IMR
- Keywords
- Architecture, Colorado, Cultural Resources, Developmental History, Dinosaur National Monument, ehistory, History, Mission 66 Program, Preservation, Quarry Visitor Center, Rehabilitation, Stabilization, Utah