Quarry Visitor Center

Quarry Visitor Center
Quarry Visitor Center, March 2012
Quarry Visitor Center is located in Utah
Quarry Visitor Center
Quarry Visitor Center is located in the United States
Quarry Visitor Center
LocationDinosaur National Monument, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°26′26″N 109°18′4″W / 40.44056°N 109.30111°W / 40.44056; -109.30111
Built1958
ArchitectAnshen & Allen; Richard Hein
MPSDinosaur National Monument MRA
NRHP reference No.86003401
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1986[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 3, 2001[2]

Quarry Visitor Center, in Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah, United States was built as part of the National Park Service's (NPS) Mission 66 program of modern architectural design in the US national parks. This visitor center exemplifies the philosophy of locating visitor facilities immediately at the resource being interpreted. The visitor center was closed from 2006 to 2011 due to structural damage from unstable soils. The rotunda structure was demolished and replaced with a new structure of different design, while the quarry section was being stabilized and repaired.[3][4][5] The NPS now refers to the new visitor center (built in 2011 about 1,800 feet [550 m] to the southwest) as the "Quarry Visitor Center" and the historical building as the "Quarry Exhibit Hall".[6][7]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Quarry Visitor Center". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "Quarry Construction Background". National Park Service. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Grand Opening Announcement". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Hill, David (June 2, 2009). "Wrecking Ball to Swing on "Mission 66" Visitor Center". Architectural Record. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  6. ^ "AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar Dedicates New Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument". doi.gov (Press release). United States Department of the Interior. September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Visitor Centers". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved November 8, 2024.