{"nrhp_refnum":"87000102","name":"Black Moshannon State Park Family Cabin District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"9 mi. E of Philipsburg on PA 504","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philipsburg","county":"Centre County","state":"PA","lat":40.91363671700006,"lon":-78.06240622919144,"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 sixteen Civilian Conservation Corps-built buildings at Black Moshannon State Park in Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, including twelve tourist-style log cabins, a lodge, a cabin with a stone wall and two latrines. The buildings were constructed between 1933 and 1937 by CCC Camp S-71.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a major New Deal relief program, and for its rustic architecture promoted by the National Park Service. Its linear layout resembling a 1930s tourist court is described as unique among CCC family cabin areas in Pennsylvania state parks. The nomination states that the buildings represent the federal and state cooperation and the employment of jobless young men during the Depression.","narrative":"Sixteen log, stone and clapboard buildings built by Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-71 between 1933 and 1937 make up this district in Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Camp S-71 began work at Black Moshannon State Park in May 1933 and remained active until January 1937. The district includes twelve tourist-style cabins laid out in a straight line resembling a 1930s automobile tourist court, a lodge, a cabin with a stone wall and two latrines. The cabins are single-room or two-room log structures with saddle corners and stone fireplaces. The layout departs from the rustic site planning generally adopted by the CCC and is regarded as unique among CCC-built family cabin areas in Pennsylvania state parks. The buildings reflect the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, which uses local natural materials and blends with the landscape. The district is significant for its link to the Civilian Conservation Corps, a major New Deal relief program that employed thousands of young men during the Depression. Built on state-owned land, the cabins also show cooperation between state and federal government.","period_of_significance":"1933-1937","architect_builder":"CCC Camp S-71","architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.53141-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000102.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000102/294598e9c9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000102/294598e9c9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Ruhrfisch","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Moshannon_State_Park_Cabins_F.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Ruhrfisch</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Moshannon_State_Park_Cabins_F.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87000101","name":"Black Moshannon State Park Day Use District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/black-moshannon-state-park-day-use-district-87000101/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992502","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98900951"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/centre-county/black-moshannon-state-park-family-cabin-district-87000102/"}