McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse | |
McCormick's Creek State Park Gatehouse, June 2013 | |
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Location | McCormick's Creek State Park, west of the junction of State Roads 43 and 46, and east of Spencer, Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°17′02″N 86°43′34″W / 39.28389°N 86.72611°WCoordinates: 39°17′02″N 86°43′34″W / 39.28389°N 86.72611°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1935 |
Architectural style | Park Rustic |
MPS | New Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 93000175[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 18, 1993 |
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse located at McCormick's Creek State Park in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and is a one-story, "T"-shaped, Rustic style limestone building with a gable roof. The building features a large limestone fireplace chimney and open entrance porch. The gatehouse is bracketed by a contributing stone and timber fence in two sections.[2]:5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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