Quarry Visitor Center
Quarry Visitor Center | |
Quarry Visitor Center, March 2012 | |
| Location | Dinosaur National Monument, Utah United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°26′26″N 109°18′4″W / 40.44056°N 109.30111°W |
| Built | 1958 |
| Architect | Anshen & Allen; Richard Hein; Robert D. Dewell-Structural Engineer |
| MPS | Dinosaur National Monument MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003401 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1986 |
| Designated NHL | January 3, 2001 |
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. 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".