Ravensburg State Park
Why it's listed
Ravensburg State Park is a 78-acre day-use area in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, near Rauchtown, surrounded by Tiadaghton State Forest. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-127 developed the park between 1933 and 1937. The district includes a single-story log office and storage building with saddle corners and a stone fireplace, originally used as a concession stand. Five pavilions, several of them with stone fireplaces, stand alongside a concrete and stone dam and a warming pond. Latrines built of wood and clapboard complete the group. The buildings and structures follow the rustic style promoted by the National Park Service, designed to blend with the landscape and built from local materials. The district is significant for its link to the Emergency Conservation Work program, one of the major New Deal relief efforts. The CCC employed thousands of young men, many of whom had been homeless before joining. The district was listed for its architecture, recreation and social history, and for its role in the development of Pennsylvania's state park system in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Significance in brief: The district is regarded as an excellent example of the roadside picnic areas built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in state forest areas. Its rustic design follows the National Park Service style, using local natural materials. The nomination also ties the buildings to the New Deal relief program and to the employment of jobless young men during the Depression.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87000741, listed May 18, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 8 mi. SE of Jersey Shore on PA 880, Loganton |
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| County | Clinton County |
| Listed | May 18, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000741 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1925-1949 |
| Architect / builder | CCC Camp S-127 |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | National |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Day use; the form lists present use as Day Use and condition as good. |
| Acreage | 30.3 |
| Coordinates | 41.10512, -77.24255 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87000741.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q98884897
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.