{"nrhp_refnum":"11000091","name":"Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center","other_names":["Surrender Grounds Forest","Holiday Lake 4-H Camp"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"1267 4-H Camp Rd, Rte 2","address_restricted":false,"city":"Appomattox","county":"Appomattox County","state":"VA","lat":37.39046086450006,"lon":-78.63959119737422,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education","Entertainment/Recreation","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 11 acres within the 158-acre Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, set in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest beside Holliday Lake near Appomattox, Virginia. The camp was built in 1937-1938, probably by Works Progress Administration workers.","why_significant":"It is described as a rare, highly intact example of a WPA-built complex in Virginia, tied to the Resettlement Administration's Surrender Grounds Forest project and later to 4-H history. Its symmetrical camp plan, terraced field and Rustic-style buildings retain design integrity. It is judged significant at the state level for Social History and rustic camp architecture.","narrative":"Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center Historic District covers the oldest part of a residential camp beside Holliday Lake in Appomattox County, Virginia. Workers from the Works Progress Administration, possibly alongside the Resettlement Administration, built it in 1937-1938 to house crews constructing the lake and reforesting worn-out farmland. Local 4-H groups began using the site around 1940, and that continuous use kept the 1930s layout largely intact. Fifteen identical eight-bunk cabins line two ridges facing a terraced activity field, with a long dining hall at the head of the field. Buildings share a Rustic look, with board-and-batten lower walls and weatherboard above. The dining hall, store/clinic and main office have been resided and enlarged, but the cabins keep most original features. The district counts 26 contributing and 9 noncontributing resources. It is significant at the state level for its New Deal and 4-H associations and its camp architecture, from 1937 to 1960.","period_of_significance":"1937-1960","architect_builder":"Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers, possibly working with the Resettlement Administration","architectural_style":"Rustic style (classified as Other)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a 4-H residential camp; the dining hall, store/clinic and main office have been altered, while the cabins retain a high level of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.559597-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/6795/41679564/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11000091.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000091/30636f631a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000091/30636f631a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holliday_Lake_4-H_3836.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holliday_Lake_4-H_3836.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679564","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_Lake_4-H_Educational_Center","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712560"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/appomattox-county/holiday-lake-4-h-educational-center-11000091/"}