McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
McCormick's Creek State Park Gatehouse, June 2013 | |
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Location | McCormick's Creek State Park, west of the junction of State Roads 43 and 46, and east of Spencer, Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°17′02″N 86°43′34″W / 39.28389°N 86.72611°W / 39.28389; -86.72611 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1935 (1935) |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
Architectural style | Park Rustic |
MPS | New Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 93000175 |
Added to NRHP | March 18, 1993 |
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse situated in McCormick's Creek State Park, located in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. Constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, it is a one-story, T-shaped building made of limestone in the Rustic style with a gable roof. The building features a large limestone fireplace chimney and an open entrance porch. Adjacent to the gatehouse, there are two sections of a stone and timber fence that contribute to its overall historic character..
In recognition of its significance, the gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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