{"nrhp_refnum":"87000107","name":"Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2 mi. SE of Rector on Linn Run Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rector","county":"Westmoreland County","state":"PA","lat":40.153490629500055,"lon":-79.2173804687958,"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 thirteen buildings and three structures forming the family cabin area of Linn Run State Park, along both banks of Linn Run near Rector in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The park is part of Forbes State Forest, and the cabins were developed as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration work of 1933-1942.","why_significant":"The district is argued to meet Criteria A and C as associated with Emergency Conservation Work by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a major New Deal relief program. Its cabins and structures are presented as examples of the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, using local natural materials and placed to blend with the landscape. The nomination also cites the district's role in recreation and in employing thousands of jobless young men during the Depression.","narrative":"Along both banks of Linn Run in Linn Run State Park, near Rector in Westmoreland County, lies a district of thirteen buildings and three structures built as a family cabin area during the 1930s. The park was developed jointly by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration on land within Forbes State Forest. The cabins are built of local stone and wane-edged wood siding, with stone chimneys, stone piers and porches. Several have cross-gabled or pyramidal roofs, and some use log or squared timber columns. Other CCC-built features include two stone footbridges, a steel I-beam automobile bridge with stone abutments and low stone cooking fireplaces. The Corps landscaped the logged area and built roads and utilities. The district is significant for its association with the Civilian Conservation Corps and the New Deal, and for its rustic architecture, which blends with the natural setting. The three modern latrines are excluded as non-contributing resources.","period_of_significance":"1933-1942","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition recorded as good with excellent integrity; used as recreational facilities","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.580653-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000107.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000107/751ce51211-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000107/751ce51211-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linn_Run_State_Park_Family_Cabin_District_Cabin_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</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:Linn_Run_State_Park_Family_Cabin_District_Cabin_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994071","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28119215"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/linn-run-state-park-family-cabin-district-87000107/"}