{"nrhp_refnum":"87000742","name":"Worlds End State Park Family Cabin District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2 mi. SE of Forksville on PA 154","address_restricted":false,"city":"Forksville","county":"Sullivan County","state":"PA","lat":41.46645317250005,"lon":-76.57633628918379,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-05-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Conservation","Entertainment/Recreation","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of twenty-five rustic log, stone and wood-sided cabins plus latrines within Worlds End State Park, in the Loyalsock Creek valley about two miles southeast of Forksville, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cabins are significant under Criteria A and C as products of the Civilian Conservation Corps work that developed Pennsylvania state parks in the 1930s, and as examples of the rustic architectural style promoted by the National Park Service. It also cites their recreational use and the federal-state cooperation they represent.","narrative":"Twenty-five cabins and latrines make up this district in Worlds End State Park, set in a narrow, S-shaped valley of Loyalsock Creek about two miles southeast of Forksville in Sullivan County. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-95 built the cabins between 1933 and 1941, and the park opened to the public in 1936. The buildings use local materials: square and rectangular log cabins with corner posts and white cement chinking, gable-roofed cabins with wane-edged siding, and stone chimneys, fireplaces, piers and porch walls. Several plans recur, including three-room T-plan and L-plan cabins with inset porches. The district is regarded as an example of the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, with buildings placed to blend into their surroundings. Its importance lies in the Depression-era federal relief program that employed young men, and in the state and federal cooperation behind it. The district was accepted for its architectural and historical value, and it has served as recreational lodging for roughly fifty years.","period_of_significance":"1933-1941","architect_builder":"CCC Camp S-95 (builder)","architectural_style":"Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Good condition and good integrity according to the survey form; in recreational use as park cabins.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.474558-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87000742.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000742/b370cda519-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000742/b370cda519-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"User:Ruhrfisch","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Worlds_End_State_Park_Cabin_14.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Ruhrfisch</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Worlds_End_State_Park_Cabin_14.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993881","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98880160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/sullivan-county/worlds-end-state-park-family-cabin-district-87000742/"}