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Sinnott Memorial Observation Station
The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station is a sheltered viewpoint built into the caldera cliff 900 feet above Crater Lake in southern Oregon, United States. It is located near the Rim Village Visitor Center in Crater Lake National Park. The structure includes a small natural history museum with exhibits that highlight the geologic history of Mount Mazama and the formation of Crater Lake. The building was officially dedicated as the Nicholas J. Sinnott Memorial Observation Station and Museum; however, it is commonly known as the Sinnott Memorial Overlook or Sinnott Viewing Area. It is architecturally significant because it was the first National Park Service building constructed specifically as a museum and the first structure built in Crater Lake National Park using rustic stone masonry construction. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67.
== History ==
The Sinnott Memorial was funded by a $10,000 appropriation from the United States Congress. It was intended to honor Nicholas J. Sinnott who represented eastern Oregon in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1928. As chairman of the House Public Lands Committee, Sinnott had actively supported Crater Lake National Park. He died in 1929 shortly after retiring from Congress. While the Sinnott Memorial was to serve as an observation point, Congress also intended the building to be a museum. In fact, it was the first museum building constructed in a national park at the specific direction of Congress.〔Greene, Linda W., ("Construction of Government Buildings and Landscaping in Crater Lake National Park" ), ''Historic Resource Study Crater Lake National Park'', Oregon, National Park Service, United States Department of Interior, Denver, Colorado, June 1984.〕〔Reddell, Greg, ("Sinnott Memorial Observation Station and Museum" ), ''Friends of Crater Lake National Park'', Volume 7, No. 1, Crater Lake, Oregon, Winter 2002.〕
The structure was designed by landscape architect Merel S. Sager, a pioneer of the rustic style of park architecture. To ensure a spectacular view, Sager chose a site on Victor Rock, 900 feet above the lake. Construction of the observation station began in the fall of 1930. During construction, Sager spent hours in a rowboat on the lake, ensuring the building blended perfectly into the caldera cliff. As a result, the building provides a spectacular view of Crater Lake and surrounding caldera and mountains, but is virtually invisible from the lake below. The building was finished the following summer. It was dedicated on July 16, 1931. Horace M. Albright, the director of the National Park Service, attended the dedication ceremony along with William Gladstone Steel and many other dignitaries. Once it was open, the public quickly made it one of Crater Lake’s most popular viewing areas.〔〔〔Mark, Steve, ("Observation Station No. 1" ), ''Nature Notes from Crater Lake'', Volume XXXII-XXXIII – 2001/2002, Crater Lake Natural History Association and National Park Service, Crater Lake, Oregon, 6 April 2002.〕
Prior to the park's centennial in 2003, the Sinnott Memorial Building was completely renovated and the museum exhibits updated. The new exhibits cost $425,000, and include easy-to-understand displays with a video program that shows how Mount Mazama was created, how the mountain collapsed, and how the lake formed.〔("Sinnott Memorial Overlook: new exhibit provides answers to lake's geologic history" ), ''Herald and News'', Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2 September 2003.〕
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