Black Moshannon State Park Family Cabin District

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.