Timberline Lodge, located on Mt. Hood in Oregon, is a historic building that was constructed between 1936 and 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. This beautiful lodge is renowned for its handcrafted woodwork, including furniture and wooden decorations, which were made by Ray Neufer and a team of skilled workers at a WPA woodshop in Portland. The lodge also features hand-forged wrought ironworks made by O.B. Dawson in a WPA metalwork shop in Portland.
The interior design of Timberline Lodge was coordinated by local designer Margery Hoffman Smith, who worked with women from the WPA’s Women’s and Professional Division to create handmade textiles, including drapery, upholstery, and rugs. These fabrics were often embellished with pioneer, Indian, and wildlife motifs that reflected the lodge’s natural surroundings.
Timberline Lodge was built with the help of workers from the WPA and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Many of the jobs, such as excavation, road building, and laying the terraces, were performed by young men from the CCC.
Today, Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. Visitors can enjoy excellent lunch buffets at the lodge’s restaurant while admiring the beautiful handcrafted woodwork that runs throughout the building, from the ceiling to the furniture to the floor.