Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District

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.