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Bergland Administrative Site

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338:, also based on a standard Forest Service plan, measuring 26 by 36 feet. The structure is wood-framed with weatherboard siding and sits on a poured concrete foundation. The entry is through a front door with stoop, surrounded by a wood cornice and Doric motif pilasters. A small porch is attached to the rear, and a massive, brick-lined stone chimney stands toward the front to one side. On the inside, the living room, dining room, and second-floor bedrooms have original wood flooring, while the kitchen, bathrooms, and porch are covered in linoleum. In the living room, the fireplace has a brick hearth and surrounds with a finely crafted mantel above and built-in bookcases on either side. 65: 1004: 90: 48: 1015: 97: 72: 247: 290:. The site originally contained a Ranger's Office and dwelling, a garage, an oil house and woodshed, a warehouse, a latrine, and a weather instrument station. The latter two structures have since been demolished. An Assistant Ranger's dwelling was added in 1957, a small woodshed was constructed in 1979, and a pole shed was added in 1985. 327:
building, based on a standard Forest Service plan, measuring 26 by 30 feet. The structure is wood framed with weatherboard siding and sits on a poured concrete foundation. The entry is through a front-gable, enclosed entry porch centered in the front facade and surrounded by a wood cornice and Doric
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However, when the ranger staff expanded to cover environmental monitoring and recreation, the site became obsolete. The station was closed in 1998. The Ottawa National Forest partnered with the Bergland Cultural & Heritage Center and The Bergland/Matchwood Historical Society Museum, who use the
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The first ranger assigned to the site, Joseph "Popcorn" Blake, arrived in 1935 and lived in town until the site was ready. In 1936, the CCC began work on the buildings, finishing the construction in 1937. It was one of the first administrative offices built in the
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The Bergland Administrative Site consists of six frame buildings constructed in 1936–37, and three more structures built latter which are non-contributing. The structures are located along a curved drive.
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Around 1900, Gunlek A. Bergland purchased lands in this area for their timber. At first Bergland shipped logs east to another sawmill, but around 1903 established a new mill on
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buildings on the site. In 2009, the Museum moved into the ranger house and garage. The Cultural & Heritage Center uses the office and the remainder of the buildings.
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motif pilasters. On the inside, offices are located on the first and second floors, and mechanicals in the basement.
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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM: Bergland Administrative Site
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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Ottawa National Forest - Bergland Cultural & Heritage Center and Museum
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was established in 1931 to manage the lands, with a supervisory office at
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Ontonagon County, Michigan
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purchased large swaths here and in other places in the
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Buildings and structures in Ontonagon County, Michigan
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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In 1935, the office was moved to 972:National Historic Preservation Act 230:in 2005, and currently houses the 14: 309:: The Ranger Station Office is a 1014: 1013: 1002: 95: 88: 70: 63: 925:Federated States of Micronesia 571:Architectural style categories 452:Loreen J Lomax (August 2003), 189: 1: 104:Show map of the United States 260:United States Forest Service 212:Bergland Administrative Site 27:Bergland Administrative Site 16:United States historic place 280:Civilian Conservation Corps 1081: 977:Historic Preservation Fund 956:American Legation, Morocco 491:"Bergland Cultural Center" 997: 918:Lists by associated state 188:NRHP reference  57: 45: 41: 32: 25: 21: 899:Northern Mariana Islands 250:Sign in front of station 226:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Bergland Administrative Site is located in Michigan
Bergland Administrative Site is located in the United States
Bergland, Michigan
46°35′30″N 89°34′38″W / 46.59167°N 89.57722°W / 46.59167; -89.57722
Colonial Revival
05000103
M-28
Bergland, Michigan
National Register of Historic Places

Lake Gogebic
United States Forest Service
Upper Peninsula
Ottawa National Forest
Munising
Ironwood
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ottawa National Forest
Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


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