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Alpine Visitor Center

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1965, William C. Muchow and Associates. Trail Ridge and Fall River rds. at Fall River Pass
  • (Photograph by Tim Cannan)
  • (Photograph by Tim Cannan)
  • (Photograph by Tim Cannan)
  • (Photograph by Tim Cannan)

Designed to sustain terrific winds and blizzards, this large structure uses a steel frame and concrete shell, sheathed in a rubblestone veneer and held down by a lattice of large logs on the roof.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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Data

What's Nearby

Trail Ridge Road
Fall River Road
Grand River Ditch
Holzwarth Ranch Historic District

Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "Alpine Visitor Center", [Estes Park, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-GA30.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 457-457.

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