work devoted more than 20 pages to de- 

 scribing improvements already made and ex- 

 plaining additional improvements needed for 

 the immediate future. 



First construction was the Director's resi- 

 dence (now called the East House), a labora- 

 tory building, the Assistants' residence (fig. 

 3), and a barn. All these buildings except the 

 Assistants' residence, which burned in 1935, 

 are still standing and in good condition. The 

 Assistants' residence was replaced in 1936 on 

 the same site by an attractive dwelling now 

 called The Lodge (fig. 4). It was a Civilian 

 Conservation Corps (CCC) construction pro- 

 ject and displays much excellent workman- 

 ship, including rooms attractively finished 

 with knotty pine paneling. In time the need 

 for a barn passed, and since 1955 the building 

 has been a toolshed. 



To promote varied studies in revegetation, 

 a 17- by 40-foot greenhouse was built back of 

 the office-laboratory building in 1913. It was 

 divided into cold-bed and hot-bed compart- 

 ments with separate heating and ventilating 

 systems. The need for a greenhouse passed, 

 and in 1933 the building was adapted for use 

 as a dwelling for summer assistants and other 

 temporary employees. 



As scope of the Station's work broadened 

 more scientists and helpers were employed- 

 this required building additional living quar- 

 ters. A garage with dormitory facilities on the 

 second story was built in the late 1920*8. 

 Summer employees nicknamed this structure 

 "The Palmer House" after the famous 

 Chicago hostelry. In 1933, in the early days 

 of the CCC, two additional houses were built. 

 The residence now called the End House was 

 a few yards southwest of the Assistants' resi- 

 dences. The South House, originally desig- 

 nated as a dormitory, was built directly op- 

 posite the office-laboratory building and faces 

 it. For many years the South House has been 

 the locale for numerous training sessions and 

 other meetings. Both the End and South 

 Houses have two stories; the second floors 

 have dormitory facilities. 



After erection of these two buildings the 

 Station headquarters area was landscaped in 

 1934 (fig. 5). An oval driveway lined with 

 stones loops inside the area enclosed by the 

 residence and office buildings. The flagpole 

 was moved to the center of the oval, and the 

 weather station was moved from the yard in 

 front of the office-laboratory building to a 

 convenient spot in the grass and shrub testing 



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