Vernal Express | 1957-03-14 | Page 1 | Visitors' Center, Staff Housing Bids for Dinosaur Will Open Tuesday Section

visitors center staff housing bids for dinosaur will open thesda tuesday bids will be opened tuesday in vernal for the construction of a visitor center building and employee housing in DI dinosaur national monument fix six miles north of jensen the bids for corthe the visitor visitors center will be opened at io 10 am and the employees housing at 2 pm the unique center distinctly different from those in other national park areas will be erected within the next year the building will be 18 feet long 60 feet wide and 49 45 feet high and will be constructed against the face of the ridge where huge dinosaur bones are shown in high relief the center also will house the naturalists natura lists office a library a paleontologists a laboratory rest rooms and otner facilities A ramp rising 14 feet will lead to its entrance employee housing will consist of single family Fesi residences dences aid a four unit apartment building tte the planned center is on one of the eight mission 60 projects at dinosaur for which was appropriated by Cod congress gress for use this year