Promised Land State Park Whittaker Lodge District

Whittaker Lodge is a multi-room rectangular log building with saddle corners and white cement chinking, set on a wooded spit of land that extends into Promised Land Lake in Promised Land State Park near Canadensis, Pike County. The district also includes a small three-sided wood shed with shingled walls and a roadway gate of two stone piers with a wooden pole barrier. The Civilian Conservation Corps built these resources in the 1930s, during the period documented as 1933 to 1941, as part of CCC Camp S-139. The lodge has a gabled roof, an inset porch with log supports and two stone chimneys. Its significance rests on its association with the Emergency Conservation Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of the major New Deal relief programs, which employed many young men during the Depression. The buildings also reflect the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, which uses local natural materials and placement that does not detract from the landscape. The district is recognized for its architectural and historic associations.