It was used for a short period as an Aircraft Warning Service station during World War II, watching for Japanese airplanes.

[2] The Enchanted Valley Chalet is a 2-1/2 story hewn-log structure with a gabled roof covered in cedar shakes.

The exterior walls are entirely constructed of silver fir logs hewn on three sides and notched at the corners with dovetail diagonal-cut joints.

The roof is framed with round log rafters, collar ties, and split cedar purlins.

The ground floor interior has been altered and worn over time; although many elements are not original to the fabric of the building, the historic configuration is still visible.

The Enchanted Valley Chalet stands in a grassy open meadow with nearby surrounding forests consisting of silver fir, cedar, alder, ferns and other Pacific Northwest vegetation.

The Enchanted Valley Chalet is historically significant as an example of rustic architecture and recreational development in the western United States.

Today it is the largest log structure in the Olympic Mountains and the best surviving example of early recreational development within the national park.

It is significant to the local communities in Quinault and Grays Harbor because of its historical association with longtime residents such as the Olson family, and members of the Olympians Hiking Club.

Architecturally, the building retains a high degree of integrity in its remote location, setting, vernacular design, materials, craftsmanship, and feeling.

[4] Mules and horses will be used to drag the chalet 50 to 100 feet to prevent it from falling into the east fork of the Quinault River during September 2014.