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Ranger Station Park Master Plan

• Park Master Plan, 2016

• Park Master Plan Summary

Plan Objectives:

• Honor the history

• Build a sense of community

• Create community interactions

• Engage people in healthy and active amenities

• Incorporate art in the park

• Design for a sense of place and sustainability 

Highlights in the History of the Ranger Station Property 

2016

Park Master Plan completed. The planning process included: Community Open Houses May 30 and December 12, 2015; Master Plan Citizen Work Group April 2015 - October 2016; City Council November 10 and January 13, 2016; and Planning and Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission meetings.

2014
City of Sedona purchases the 3.4-acre parcel at 250 Brewer Road which includes the historic 1934 barn and 1917 house.

2010
The 21-acre lot is split into 3 parcels when the private owner divested of the property.

2008
Ranger Station Residence, Barn, and Pumphouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings are eligible because of their significance to the history of Sedona, Civilian Conservation Corps, and the National Forest Service. The buildings are one of the earliest standing ranger stations in Arizona.

2005
U.S. Forest Service auctions 21-acre parcel for $8.4 million. A condition of purchase was a Preservation Covenant to ensure the house and barn are preserved and their historic character maintained in perpetuity.

1999
The house and barn are designated as Sedona City Historic Landmarks by the City's Historic Preservation Commission. Go to the Historic Preservation page for more information about the city's historic preservation program.

1957
A larger, more modern house is built southwest of the barn, it was later converted to offices. The building was removed in 2018 as it was not within the "historically significant period" and was in poor condition.

1935

The USFS/Delia Hart Pumphouse is built circa 1935 by the CCC to pump water from Oak Creek. The Pumphouse is located to east of the ranger station between SR 179 and Oak Creek and was connected to the Ranger Station by a series of water pipes. The Pumphouse was in use until 1950.

1934
The Ranger Station Barn was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), using Forest Service plans for a Forest Service “Standard Ranger Station Barn.” The barn is 2000 sq. ft. with a second-story hayloft. The interior of the barn was modified for use as storage, workshops, and offices by the Forest Service.

1917
The Ranger Station house was built in 1917. The building follows a standard Forest Service plan for a “Three-Room Ranger Dwelling.” The house also served as the ranger district office. The building was expanded in the 1930s when a porch was added, which was then enclosed sometime after 1985.

1905
Sedona Ranger Station established