{"nrhp_refnum":"87000047","name":"Promised Land State Park Whittaker Lodge District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"10 mi. N of Canadensis on PA 390","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canadensis","county":"Pike County","state":"PA","lat":41.31183557950007,"lon":-75.1912150402651,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-02-11","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 historic district in Promised Land State Park near Canadensis, Pike County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Whittaker Lodge, a wood shed and a roadway gate on a wooded spit of land extending into Promised Land Lake. The resources were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC Camp S-139) in the 1930s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district is associated with the Emergency Conservation Work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a major New Deal relief effort. Its buildings and structures exemplify the rustic style espoused by the National Park Service, designed to blend with the natural environment using local materials. The resources are also presented as representing federal and state cooperation and a humanitarian program that employed jobless young men.","narrative":"Whittaker Lodge is a multi-room rectangular log building with saddle corners and white cement chinking, set on a wooded spit of land that extends into Promised Land Lake in Promised Land State Park near Canadensis, Pike County. The district also includes a small three-sided wood shed with shingled walls and a roadway gate of two stone piers with a wooden pole barrier. The Civilian Conservation Corps built these resources in the 1930s, during the period documented as 1933 to 1941, as part of CCC Camp S-139. The lodge has a gabled roof, an inset porch with log supports and two stone chimneys. Its significance rests on its association with the Emergency Conservation Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of the major New Deal relief programs, which employed many young men during the Depression. The buildings also reflect the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, which uses local natural materials and placement that does not detract from the landscape. The district is recognized for its architectural and historic associations.","period_of_significance":"1933-1941","architect_builder":"CCC Camp S-139","architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used by Department of Environmental Resources personnel, their families, and dignitaries.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.870809-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000047.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000047/d89b7b26d7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000047/d89b7b26d7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Apc106","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whittaker_Lodge_District_(5).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Apc106</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:Whittaker_Lodge_District_(5).JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86003752","name":"Promised Land State Park Whittaker Lodge District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/promised-land-state-park-whittaker-lodge-district-86003752/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993824","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64827027"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/pike-county/promised-land-state-park-whittaker-lodge-district-87000047/"}