{"nrhp_refnum":"96001511","name":"Camp Manatoc Dining Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Truxell Rd., SE of jct. with Peninsula Rd., Camp Manatoc","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peninsula","county":"Summit County","state":"OH","lat":41.220757082000034,"lon":-81.52869208599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-01-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Rustic-style dining hall with kitchen and cook's apartment at Camp Manatoc, a Boy Scout camp on Truxell Road near Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio, built in 1931 and designed by architect A.H. Good.","why_significant":"It is the only remaining principal structure from the camp's original design and reflects the troop-camping approach of the original camping committee (Criterion A, Recreation and Social History). It is also a notable example of Rustic architecture with Swiss chalet influences, built of wormy chestnut (Criterion C).","narrative":"Built in 1931 at Camp Manatoc near Peninsula, Ohio, this low, horizontal dining hall was designed by Akron architect A.H. Good for a Boy Scout camp. It holds a central kitchen, a large open dining area and an upstairs cook's apartment. Board-and-batten wormy chestnut siding, knee brace brackets, exposed rafters and bands of casement windows give it a Rustic character with Swiss chalet references. The wood is described as unobtainable today because blight destroyed the American chestnut. The building is the only principal structure left from the camp's original plan. Its central kitchen supported troop camping by relieving troops of meal preparation and sending food to remote units. Alterations in 1939 added a full foundation wall and replaced screened sides with wood and glass walls. Interior totems made by visiting troops decorate the dining room. It was listed for its role in recreation and social history and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1931-1945","architect_builder":"A.H. Good","architectural_style":"Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century American Movements: Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a camp dining hall; major alterations occurred in 1939, with later stair and ramp additions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.81326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/96001511.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001511/48833b7587-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001511/48833b7587-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CAMP_MANATOC_DINING_HALL,_SUMMIT_COUNTY,_OHIO.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:CAMP_MANATOC_DINING_HALL,_SUMMIT_COUNTY,_OHIO.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"96001515","name":"Kendall, Virginia, State Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/kendall-virginia-state-park-historic-district-96001515/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986332","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97855531"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/summit-county/camp-manatoc-dining-hall-96001511/"}