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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
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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.
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Norris Museum, Museum Building, North of Steamboat Geyser & southwest of Norris Junction, Norris Junction, Park, WY
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The museum exhibits focus on geothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas.
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Norris Museum, Restrooms, Northwest of Steamboat Geyser & southeast of Museum, Norris Junction, Park, WY
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Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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The Norris Geyser Basin Museum viewed from the south
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St Ives, Cambridgeshire § Culture
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Norris Geyser Basin Museum is located in Wyoming
Norris Geyser Basin Museum is located in the United States
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
44°43′35″N 110°42′12″W / 44.72639°N 110.70333°W / 44.72639; -110.70333
Herbert Maier
National Park Service Rustic
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Yellowstone National Park
architect
Herbert Maier
National Park Service Rustic
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Norris Geyser Basin
Fishing Bridge Museum
Madison Museum
Old Faithful Museum of Thermal Activity
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums"
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