General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Hotel |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Timber structure |
Location
| Location: |
Government Camp, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 45° 19' 52.32" N 121° 42' 40.47" W |
Technical Information
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 695 730 |
Chronology
| 1936 | Construction begins. |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| 1978 | Listed as National Historic Monument. |
Notes
Located at timberline on Mount Hood (6000 ft, 1829 m elevation). Constructed from native materials as part of government WPA program. 90 percent of laborers were unemployed people. Construction of the lodge cost $695730, overall project costs including road construction is estimated at $1000000.
Other people involved: W.I. 'Ted' Turner (Supervising Forest Service Architect); E.J. Griffith (WPA administrator for Oregon); Dean Wright (interiors and hardware); Margery Hoffman Smith (furnishings); A.D. Taylor (landscaping).
Average snow base of 175 to 200 inches (4.4 - 5.1 m).
Participants
Design
- Linn A. Forrest (designer)
- Gilbert Stanley Underwood (consulting architect)
Engineering
- Ward Gano (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1986): Timberline Lodge - A Love Story. The 50th Anniversary Tribute. Friends of Timberline / Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, Portland (USA), pp. 128.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20024340 - Published on:
27/10/2006 - Last updated on:
30/07/2014
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