NPS Form 10300.. OM0 No. 1024-0618 Exp. 10-3-84

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form E.C.W. Arcnitecture i n Mo. S t a t e Perks T . R . District

Continuation sheet Roaring River S ta t e Park Item number and Property data Page 1

Roarinq River State Park

Both the CCC and the WPA took pa r t i n developing Roaring River State Park, a dramatic s l i c e o f the Ozark Mountains, seven mi les south o f Cassvi l le , i n Barry County, Missouri . The o r i g i n a l park, acquired i n 1923, contained a lake (destroyed by a f lood i n 1939), a t r o u t hatchery, and a few cabins. CCC Commpany 1713 a r r i ved i n the area i n June 1933 and remained u n t i l November 1939. During t h i s period, the CCC enrol lees developed the hatchery, b u i l t new cabins and other park bui ld ings, developed h i k i n g t r a i l s , and repaired the damages o f a disastrous f lood. The major achievement o f WPA workers a t Roaring River was the construct ion o f an impressive three-story stone and timber Lodge. An important s u r v i v a l i n the park i s Camp Smokey, which contains four o r i g i n a l CCC o f f i c e r s ' barracks. There i s one h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t i n the park: Camp Smokey-Company 1713 H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t . Nominated as non-contiguous s i t e s are the fol lowing: Deer Leap T r a i l , the lodge, the c lub house (bathhouse), the honeymoon cottage, the she l te r and restroom ( # ' s 30 & 311, and the dam/spillway. D i s t r i c t data fo l lows; please see inventory data sheets on non-contiguous s i tes .

I. NAME -- . I .?oaring 3 i v e r S t a t e Pa rk , S h e l t e r Kl tchen Xo. 2 and K e s t Aoom

AND/OR COMMON = o a r i n q Z ive r 3 t a t e Park , S h e l t e r Souse and R e s t zoom

2. LOCATION --- STREET 9 NUMBER -- CITY, TOWN -- V I C I N I T Y OF

STATE CODE COUNTY CODE

3. CLASSIFICATION - - -

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP -dlrtrld -public -bulldlng(r) -prlvatr -structure -barn - s l t r PUBLIC ACWISITION -object -In pracasr

-being conridrrrd

- ---

STATUS -0ctuplrd ,unoccupld -work In program ACCESSIBLE -ye= r rs t r ld rd ,yea: unrrr tr ictrd

PRESENT USE ,agrlar~tun -commrrclal - rducatlonal -mntrrtalnmrnt ,government ,indurtrlal . -ml l l tan

4. OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

STREET 8 NUMBER - CITY, TOWN VICINITY OF STATE

5. LOCATION OF LEGAL OESCRIPTION

6. REPRES€NTATION I N EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE DETERMINED ELEGIBLE f - YES - NO F E D E R A L ,,STATE - COUNTY - LO=* -

7. DESCRIPTION CONDlT ION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE ,excallent d e t e r l o m s d u n a l t s r e d o r f g l n a l sitr

.Y -good r u l n s a l t e r e d m o v e d data

r a l r u n r x p o s a d

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

'::e s h e l t e r house ( s h e l t e r k i t c h e n 2 2 ) a d rest room i n t h e ?Fcnic a r e a a t 3 z a r i n g ? i v e r S t a t e Tar:< a r e mst ic b u i l d i n g s o f wood and s tme i n a : I c t l ~ r e s q u e s e t t i n q on t5e w e s t e r n banks of a sp r ing - fed t r o u t s t r e a g . 31:i l t Sy t>-e C i v i l i a n Conserva t ion Corns i n t5e surrzer of 1934, t h e s h e l t e r :?o'~se Is 3 r e c t a n ~ p l a r S u i l d i n q of h o r i z o n t a l 10s c o n s t r u c t i o r , : ~ i t h a f l 3 ~ s k o n e f l o o r , a pitc'nec! s i d e - g a b l e r o o f , and t v o l a r g e f i r e y l a c e s of r 2 u ~ h c o c r s e d a s h l a r . Its f l o o r p l a n is s i x i l a r t o t h o s e o f t h e m a l l s k e l t e r

- - ::ease a t :an !leter S t a t ? ? a r k , t h e open s h e l t e r a t Arrow 2ock S t a t e Iiistgrlc - .:lte, and 2 t h e r r e c t a n q ~ l a r s h e l t e r s v i t h t v o f i r e p l a c e s , enc losed e c d s , 2.-.d O Y P R s i ids. Xorqever, the u s e 05 rgugh loq c o n s t r u c t i o n xakes t h e i3a:rinc: ii.7.-er p i c n i c s k e l t e r un ique in t h e ;.!issouri s t a t e ~ a r i i systsn. i & n t i c a l s h e l t e r (s;ielt,or !':itc:?eri 21) '.'as constr 'dcted, 5 u t :?as f a i l e d t o s u r ~ , r i ~ : ~ , in the xoaking 3i7,-er canping a r e a . Tke s t o n e rest roorn, l o c a t e d a s:lort s i s t a n c e t o nort'r.\qest of s h e l t e r 'kitchen -k2 is a srnall r b c t a n q u l ? ? ~ u i l d i n g ; l i th a f r o n t - c a b l e r g o f , f l a r e d e a v e s , a ~ d a 3 a t t e r n e d a r r a z s e n e n t - ,I - :;y.all s ~ g a r e open incs a t t h e able ends. Tb.e w a l l t r e a t n e n t of rourjh

8. SlGNlFlCANCE

PERIOD - prrhlrtorlc 1 4 0 0 - 1 4 9 9 1 5 0 0 - I S 9 9 1 6 0 0 -1699

- 1700 -1799 1 8 0 0 -1899 X i 9 0 0 -

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY a r c h e o l o g y -prrhlstorlc community planning a r c h e o l o g y - hlrtorlc c o n r a n r a t l o n a g r l c u l t u r r - rconomlcr Jarchltrctun - rducatlon

a r t ~ g f n r r r l n g e o m m r r c a r x p l o r a t l o n / r ~ l r m r n t c o m m u n l c a t l o n r I n d u s t r y

I n v a n t l o n

BELOW - landacapr archttrchln

l a w - Ilteratun m l l l t a r y - murlc p h l l o r o p h y 1Lpoll t lu/gwrrnment

r r l l g l o n

-science s c u l p t u r n X s o a l a l /

humanltarlan t h e a t e r t r a n s p o l t a t l o n &other (specify) Recreation

SPECIFIC DATES ca . 1933 BUlLDER/ARCHlfECT CC2/x?S

STATEMENT OF SlGNlFlCANCE (IN ONE PARAGRAPH)

The s h e l t e r house ( s h e l t e r k i t chen * 2 ) and r e s t room i n t h e p i c n i c a r e a a t ?,oaring 3 ive r S t a t e Farlr a r e s i ~ i f i c a n t uxder C r i t e r i a 4 anc! C i n t h a t the:? a r e e a r l y examples of C iv i l i a r , Conservat ion C o r y c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o j e c t s and a l s o i n t 5 d t t h e y a r e excep t i ona l l y f i n e examp1,o.s of t h e t p e of r u s t i c a r c h i t e c t u r e pronoted by t h e :Gational Park Se rv i ce du r ing t h e 1933 's . CCC Cmpany 1713 noved i n t o Zoaring Z ivcr S t a t e Park i n June 1933, j u s t tr.70 xonths a f t e r passage of t h e f e d e r a l l a v c r e a t i n g t h e CCC progran. The r u g ~ e d t r a c t of Ozar!< mountain land was v i r t u a l l y gnde7,-eloped Se fo re t h e a r r i v a l o f t h e comamy. To quo t e I r e n e Xorner, l o c a l au tho r and h i s t c r i a n : ":ihat ?oar ing 3 i v e r S t a t e Park i s t~ a y , is, i n l a r g e p a r t due t o the CCC cazp which -$as t h e r e i n t h e 1 9 3 0 ' ~ . " ~ The r a g 3 l og sF.elter house and t h e r u s t i c s t o n e rest roon, s o wonderful ly s u i t e d t o t h e 3zar!= landscape, a r e f i n e i l l u s t r a t i o n s of t h e l a s t i n g c h a r a c t e r i n p r i n t e d by t h e CCC on t h i s ma-ificent s t a t e park. Thei r

I f i n e craf tsaansF- i? and endur ing beauty a r e e x c e l l e n t t e s t i n o n i a l s t o t h e new hone and s ense of 9urpose i n s t i l l e d by t h e CCC i n t h e hard-pressed 70uth of t h e 3epress ion 9 ra .

l 1 r ene Sorner , rioaring River E e r i t a q e ( C a s s v i l l e , 0 . 12)78!, p . .

9. MAJOR B18LIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

See con t i nua t i on s h e e t .

10. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACRLA~E o r paopaarr OUAORAWCL~ NAME Eaal P Rock . Mo . s ~ ~ ~ M I I - - - - - UN REFERENCES Less than one a c r e

I A 5 I41242 8, d IY101+,8\ 81 1 1 0 1

ZONE EASTING NORTHING

'& l4ldld31 C/O! 14l~I4lfI ' 1 1 91 0' ZONE EASTlNG NORTHING

c l I I I I i , [ I , l ! 1 1 1 1 o i l 1 I I ! I , l ( , j 1 1 I ( 1

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION

The nominated property i s bounded on the e a s t by Roaring River. The west l i n e runs para1 le l t o and 200' from the r i ve r . The qorth a n d south 1 i n e s , e3ch 200' long, a r e p a r r a l l e l t o each o the r and 400' apa r t . The resul t i n g parallelogram measures 400' north-south by 200' east-west

I I. FORM PREPARED BY HAME TITLE ~ G n r - l e .b!rrgi?t

ORGANIZATlON

PSORESS DATE

NPS F w m 10300. W )

OMB No. 1024-0018 Ex0.lo-3-e4

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form Continuation sheet 2"ar ing 2 . She 1 t e r Item number 7 9 , 10 Page 1

chir?neys of s h e l t e r k i t chen +2. Both t h e s e b u i l d i n g s a r e well-preserved an2 i n ]?ear ly p r i s t i n e cond i t ion . h'owever, t h e bark has f a l l e n from t h e l o g s used i n t h e s h e l t e r hause w a l l s , which have r e c e n t l y been pa in ted a dar'; br13wn. The rest roon i s i n t h e process of being re-roofed wi th ceear s?.a::es i n a nancer a s c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e t o t h e o r i g i n a l .

- - . ~ o r n t r , I r ene . ?oa r ing 3 i v e r Zer i t aqe . C a s s v i l l e , :.!om , la73.

e r r 1 1 e r r Z m ~ o o s e v e l t ' s Fores t Arny: X Z i s t o r v of t h e C i v i l i a n C c 2 s e ~ ~ r a t i o n Corzs 1933-1942. !-.lont?elier, V t . , 1981, pp. 134-146.

: I i ss3ur i 2epartment of S a t u r a l i iesources. Divis ion of Parks and : - I i . s t ~ r i c reservation. Archives. Je f fe r son . C i t y , F ~ i s s o u r i .

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and :oms a compact and convenient boundary f o r the property. The parallelogram i s centered on the above-referenced UTM poin t .