▁is ▁actually ▁three ▁ad jo ining ▁structures . The ▁fuel ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁r anger ' s ▁residence ▁is ▁a ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁structure ▁that ▁is ▁more ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁eastern ▁design ▁practice ▁than ▁was ▁usual ▁in ▁California , ▁even ▁including ▁a ▁full ▁bas ement . ▁Rock ▁walls ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁C CC , ▁as ▁was ▁another ▁wall ▁near ▁the ▁highway . ▁There ▁were ▁once ▁four ▁more ▁C CC ▁buildings : ▁a ▁bar n , ▁a ▁mess hall / b unk house , ▁a ▁wood sh ed ▁and ▁another ▁residence . ▁Several ▁newer ▁buildings ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁but ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁non - contrib uting . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Gas quet ▁R anger ▁Station ▁was ▁built ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Smith ▁F ork ▁R anger ▁Station , ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁station . ▁The ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁S is ki you ▁National ▁Forest . ▁The ▁district ▁r anger , ▁Ad olph ▁Nil sson , ▁directed ▁C CC ▁forces ▁at ▁the ▁Gas quet ▁C CC ▁camp ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁new ▁station ▁to ▁plans ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁regional ▁office . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Region ▁meant ▁that ▁north western ▁design ▁mot ifs ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁cut out ▁p ine ▁trees ▁were ▁employed , ▁making ▁the ▁station ▁unusual ▁for ▁California ▁r anger ▁stations