The military veterans and auxiliary of Washington County, Colorado recognized the need for a directory in this rural cemetery to guide and shelter visitors during Memorial Day and other special times of the year. Through the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars the pavilion, planting and master plan were commissisioned to resolve their functional needs. As the design evolved it also became a focal point on the landscape for important events and commemorations. Volunteers very precisely fabricated the steel, beams and roof rafters for the structure and preassembled them with bolted connections for an expressive finished appearance which many visitors comment on. A veteran who is a master brick mason helped design the corbelled brick bench walls on each open side of the pavilion. The distinctive roof is visible from the main highway nearly one mile away and is illuminated at night.