Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
The Norris Geyser Basin Museum, also known as Norris Museum or Norris Comfort Station, 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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