{"nrhp_refnum":"87000019","name":"Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Off PA 36 at Cooksburg","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cooksburg","county":"Forest County","state":"PA","lat":41.333972207000045,"lon":-79.20876735299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-02-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Conservation","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of twelve log family cabins built by Civilian Conservation Corps labor in Cook Forest State Park, on Toms Run behind the park office at Cooksburg, Forest County, Pennsylvania. The cabins date from the 1933-1935 CCC period, and one later modern latrine/washhouse (1965) does not contribute to the district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is significant under Criteria A and C for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps work of the New Deal and for its rustic architecture, which the National Park Service promoted and which blends with the natural setting. It also cites recreational use for about fifty years and the employment of jobless young men in the program. The district is presented as part of the Emergency Conservation Work architecture theme in Pennsylvania state parks.","narrative":"Twelve log family cabins on Toms Run behind the park office at Cooksburg in Forest County, Pennsylvania, were built between 1933 and 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps crews working from Camp SP-2 and its predecessor, CCC Camp S-100. The cabins are single-room, gable-roofed log structures with white cement chinking, several with an inset porch supported by log poles and one with an external stone chimney. The district is significant for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal federal relief program, and for its rustic architecture, which the National Park Service promoted and which uses local natural materials. Its recreational use has continued for roughly fifty years. The cabins are also linked to the employment of many young men who were jobless or homeless during the Depression. The only non-contributing building is a modern latrine and washhouse built in 1965.","period_of_significance":"1925-1949","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition recorded as good; integrity recorded as good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.94505-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000019.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000019/5854d75def-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000019/5854d75def-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ruhrfisch","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cook_Forest_State_Park_Indian_Cabins.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruhrfisch</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:Cook_Forest_State_Park_Indian_Cabins.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992949","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98843348"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/forest-county/cook-forest-state-park-indian-cabin-district-87000019/"}