Completed in
1934, the Ranger Dormitory's (or Club House)
roof was green and the limited
amount of siding was brown. Native stones of a good size gave the building a
rugged, substantial appearance, as did the steel sash. The first floor contained
two living rooms, each with a stone fireplace. The larger room was for men, the
smaller for women. There were also three rooms and a shower for women on the
south end. The remainder of the first floor included an entrance hall and four
rooms, three with private baths. A basement lay under the central portion of the
building. The second floor had four bedrooms, a large eighteen by
thirty-four-foot dormitory room, a dark room, storage room, and shower room.
Since early 1987 a new
interpretive facility has been operated in the rehabilitated
Ranger Dormitory now named the Steel Center. Current park
planning contemplates development of a new interpretive
facility at the rim plus an alternative for developing
exhibits on park history on the second floor of the lodge.
