{"nrhp_refnum":"89000459","name":"Pleasant Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 4","other_names":["Prince William Forest Park"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Off VA 234 W of I-95","address_restricted":false,"city":"Triangle","county":"Prince William County","state":"VA","lat":38.58990309400005,"lon":-77.35502885601318,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Conservation","Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district of about 132 acres in Prince William Forest Park near Triangle, Virginia, made up of a New Deal-era organized camp (Camp 4, Pleasant) built between 1937 and 1940 by CCC and WPA labor as part of the Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area.","why_significant":"The district is presented as the culmination of a New Deal movement to build model resource-reclamation projects, and as an example of NPS rustic architecture. Its buildings combine quality craftsmanship with careful attention to the relationship between architecture and landscape. The camp keeps the spirit and character of its original design.","narrative":"Camp 4, known as Pleasant, is a summer camp complex within Prince William Forest Park near Triangle, Virginia. Covering about 132 acres, it was built between 1937 and 1940 by Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration crews as part of the Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area. Its buildings are arranged like the spokes of a wheel. A hub of dining hall, craft building, infirmary, administration and staff quarters is surrounded by five unit camps, each with a lodge, a latrine and three cabins for eight to 10 campers. Construction relied on local timber, hewn into bark-edged waney board siding, with concrete piers and foundations. The district also includes two dams that form a lake on Quantico Creek, a recreation building used as a basketball court and theater, and a cable suspension footbridge from about 1936. It contains 36 contributing buildings, three contributing structures and three non-contributing resources. Its simple rustic design and its role as a model recreation project account for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by CCC (SP-25) and WPA laborers; project manager W.R. Hall; planned by the NPS Branch of Planning and State Cooperation, Region 1, Richmond","architectural_style":"NPS rustic architecture","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current functions listed are camp, outdoor recreation and forest landscape; the camp's cabins, lodges and other buildings remain largely intact, though some doors, decks and rustic features have been replaced.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.669265-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/6788/41678880/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89000459.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000459/54c303c66e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000459/54c303c66e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"National Park Service","credit_html":"National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chopawamsic_Camp_4_dining_VA_NPS.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"12000179","name":"Prince William Forest Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/prince-william-forest-park-historic-district-12000179/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678880","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Historic_District,_Chopawamsic_RDA_Camp_4","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7203885"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/prince-william-county/pleasant-historic-district-chopawamsic-rda-camp-4-89000459/"}