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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Section No. __ 8_ Page __ 2_ Stockmore Ranger Station, Tabiona, Duchesne County, UT The administrative site where the Stockmore ranger station is located was withdrawn from the Uinta and Ouray Indian Reservation and approved to receive a ranger station in 1908, the year that the Ashley National Forest was established. 3 The site was immediately claimed for settlement by a half-breed Indian. During this period, half-breeds were terminated from Ute Indian Tribal roles. The Department of the Interior did not intercede and the site fell under the ownership of a Mr. Pike. The ranger station was still constructed although the Forest Service did not purchase the land until 1962 through condemnation. After problems arose through back taxes and the condemnation notice through Duchesne County, the title was cleared and quit-claimdeeded to the Forest Service.4 Forest Service administrative buildings have not been systematically researched on a national level, nor does any consistent typology exist, mainly because of the variation in types and styles up until the 1930s. At this time, the National Forest Service adopted official plans for nationwide implementation. Using various means, including the Civilian Conservation Corps, Forest Service employees, and private contractors and individuals, the Forest Service was able to construct a large number ofbuildings. These buildings are generally of wood-frame construction, with various styles of wood siding, /n'd concrete or stone foundations. Several different styles of guard stations were designed, along with accompanyin~ outbuild~~·which included barns, garages, storage sheds, and large warehouses. Although often thought of as being rather5.ilartan, ranger stations could be quite homey and colorful. A Forest Service "Improvement Plan" describes the interior of a d,elling0 I. c. . "Interior: Living-dining room and bedroom walls all fmished with two coats calcimine in the following colors: Living, dining room, light tan. Bedroom walls peach, ceiling cream, bedroom light tan. Floors and wood work, cherry stain and varnish. Bath room and kitchen walls and woodwork finished with 3 coats of Nile Green enamel, two tone. Bathroom floor cherry stain and varnish, kitchen floor linoleum." - d~ ~ ~ t>1.N"IU '? Many of the historic Forest Service buildings are still in use and have seen little alteration, although non-historic alterations are becoming an increasing problem. Because their use as residences is not specifically required, some of the buildings are being used for storage, or are sitting vacant as this one is. In order to decrease the cost of maintenance, the Forest Service is opting to destroy some of the buildings, cover them with aluminum siding, or renovate them for other uses. As the number of historic guard stations decreases, the importance of understanding their place in history increases. See continuation sheet ' The Ashley National Forest was originally a part of the Uinta National Forest, which was the first and large st national forest reserve in the state. Because better management was required in this section of the state, a separate f orest was created in 1908. ' This information was taken from an untitled and undated memo evaluating the history of the s ite, written by the Di stric t Forest Ranger, Alma Joel Frandsen.