Scenic State Park

Scenic State Park
Scenic State Park
	Sunset at Coon Lake
	Location of Scenic State Park in Minnesota Scenic State Park (the United States)
Location	Itasca, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	47°42′56″N 93°33′46″W / 47.71556°N 93.56278°W
Area	3,936 acres (15.93 km2)
Elevation	1,358 ft (414 m)
Established	1921
Governing body	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Website	Scenic State Park
	Scenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
MPS	Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001670
Added to NRHP	June 8, 1992
	Scenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service Yard
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
NRHP reference No.	92000595
Added to NRHP	June 8, 1992

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Scenic State Park is a Minnesota state park near Bigfork in Itasca County. It encompasses 3,936 acres (1,593 ha) of virgin pine forests that surround Sandwick Lake and Coon Lake.^[3]^[4] It also includes portions of Lake of the Isles, Tell Lake, Cedar Lake, and Pine Lake. Established in 1921, the Ojibwe tribe had previously used the area for hunting. The park has places for camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, and canoeing.

National Register of Historic Places

The park includes two historic districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Scenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service Yard is located on the western shore of Sandwick Lake and it is composed of four buildings on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site.^[5] They include the Equipment Building (1934), Ice and Wood House (1934), Custodian's Cabin (1935), and the Tool & Equipment Building (1935). The Scenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources district is composed of four buildings and two structures on 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the western shore of Coon Lake.^[4] They include the Shelter Pavilion (1934-1935), Comfort Station (1934-1935), Naturalist's Cabin (1935), Shelter & Latrine (1935), Water Tower (1935), and the Stone Steps (1935). The ten buildings and structures in the park were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the Rustic style. They were designed by G. Iverson, Edward W. Barber, and the National Park Service (NPS). This development started in 1933 and it was the first CCC state park camp to begin operating within Minnesota.^[5] The buildings, of log construction, received considerable acclaim from the NPS. The landscape design was also prepared by the National Park Service and is one of the most thorough and extensive designs executed by their landscape architects.

References

^ "Scenic State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 1993. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Park Info". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Rolf T. Anderson. "Scenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2018. with photos
^ ^a ^b Rolf T. Anderson. "Scenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service Yard". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2018. with photos

External links

Media related to Scenic State Park at Wikimedia Commons

Scenic State Park

This article about a property in Minnesota on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[USGS-1] "Scenic State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 1993. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[dnr-3] "Park Info". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

[Anderson2-4] Rolf T. Anderson. "Scenic State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2018. with photos

[Anderson1-5] Rolf T. Anderson. "Scenic State Park CCC/Rustic Style Service Yard". National Park Service. Retrieved January 2, 2018. with photos

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category