Norris Museum
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Norris Museum/Norris Comfort Station
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| Location | Grand Loop Rd., Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 44°43′34.3″N 110°42′20.8″W / 44.726194°N 110.705778°WCoordinates: 44°43′34.3″N 110°42′20.8″W / 44.726194°N 110.705778°W |
| Built | 1929-30 |
| Architect | Herbert Maier |
| Architectural style | Other |
| MPS | Yellowstone National Park MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 83003362 |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
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.
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 concrete terrace surrounds the building.
A nearby comfort station or toilet is included in the National Register nomination. It was probably built in the 1930s. With the construction of a modern facility the one story log structure is now used as a bookstore operated by the Yellowstone Association.
The museum exhibits focus on geothermal geology, features of Norris Geyser and plant and animal life in thermal areas.
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