National Historic Landmark · trailside museum · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Norris Museum/Norris Comfort Station

United States historic place in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Built 1929 by Herbert Maier. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1929Listed 1983National Park Service rusticHerbert Maier
Group photo at Norris Museum in Winter (49266639452)Guide takes a group photo at Norris Musem in winter (49266638492)Norris Geyser Basin Museum (2021-08-09), 01Norris Geyser Basin Museum (24495006937)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Norris Geyser Basin Museum

The Norris Geyser Basin Museum, also known as Norris Museum, is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of three parts of a National Historic Landmark, the Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums, which were funded by Laura Spelman Rockefeller's grant of $118,000. Built 1929 - 1930, the Norris Museum is sited on a hill between the Porcelain Basin and the Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin. Its central breezeway frames a view of the Porcelain Basin for arriving visitors.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressGrand Loop Rd., Yellowstone National Park, WY
CountyPark County
ListedJul 21, 1983
Reference number83003362
Built1929
ArchitectHerbert Maier
Type of placetrailside museum, comfort station
StyleNational Park Service rustic
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressGrand Loop Rd., Yellowstone National Park, WY
Coordinates44.72613, -110.70654 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitYellowstone National Park · 12 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyIndian Creek Campground (Wy) 11 mi · Mammoth Campground (Yellowstone) 17 mi · Tower Fall Campground 19 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83003362. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.