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Norris Museum/Norris Comfort Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Norris Geyser Basin Museum viewed from the south
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Location	Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°43′35″N 110°42′12″W / 44.72639°N 110.70333°W / 44.72639; -110.70333
Built	1929–30
Architect	Herbert Maier
Architectural style	National Park Service Rustic
MPS	Yellowstone National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.	83003362
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1983
Designated NHL	May 28, 1987

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.

The 94-foot (29 m) by 20-foot (6.1 m) museum consists of two rectangular sections divided by the breezeway, which is roofed by a prominent jerkinhead gable., framed in massive logs. The pavilions to either side are of shingle-coveredframe construction on a massive stone base. A stone and concrete terrace surrounds the building.

A nearby comfort station is included in the National Register nomination. It was probably built in the 1930s. With the construction of modern restroom facilities the one story log structure is now used as a bookstore operated by the Yellowstone Association.

The museum exhibits focus on geothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas.

See also

• Fishing Bridge Museum
• Madison Museum
• Old Faithful Museum of Thermal Activity

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
3. ""Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums", by Laura Soullière Harrison". National Historic Landmark Theme Study. National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
4. ^ Culpin, Mary Shivers (November 11, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2009.

External links

• Norris Geyser Basin Museum
• Norris Museum, Museum Building, North of Steamboat Geyser & southwest of Norris Junction, Norris Junction, Park, WY at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
• Norris Museum, Restrooms, Northwest of Steamboat Geyser & southeast of Museum, Norris Junction, Park, WY at HABS
• Norris, Madison and Fishing Bridge Museums National Historic Landmarks Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Park County, Wyoming
National Historic Landmarks	Fort Yellowstone Heart Mountain Relocation Center Horner site Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums Obsidian Cliff Wapiti Ranger Station
Historic districts	Absaroka Mountain Lodge Anderson Lodge Downtown Cody Historic District Elephant Head Lodge Goff Creek Lodge Grand Loop Road Lamar Buffalo Ranch Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District North Entrance Road Historic District Red Star Lodge and Sawmill Roosevelt Lodge Historic District UXU Ranch
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Park County, Wyoming and List of National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming

v t e Yellowstone National Park - Norris and Madison
Geothermal features, historic structures and other attractions in the Norris and Madison Junction areas
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Gibbon Geyser Basin	Beryl Spring
Structures and history	Grand Loop Road Historic District Norris Geyser Basin Museum Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums Philetus Norris
Geography and geology	Echo Peak Gibbon Falls Gibbon River Grebe Lake Firehole Falls Firehole River Madison River Mount Haynes Mount Holmes Mount Jackson National Park Mountain Purple Mountain Obsidian Cliff Virginia Cascades West Yellowstone, Montana
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