Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage

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Coordinates: 39°39′38″N 79°46′53″W / 39.66056°N 79.78139°W / 39.66056; -79.78139
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Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage
The house in 2015
Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage is located in West Virginia
Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage
Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage is located in the United States
Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage
LocationOff Interstate 68 8 mi (13 km) east of Morgantown, near Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°39′38″N 79°46′53″W / 39.66056°N 79.78139°W / 39.66056; -79.78139
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1938
ArchitectCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleNPS Rustic
MPSCoopers Rock State Forest MPS
NRHP reference No.91000546[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1991

Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage is a historic home and garage located at Cooper's Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The house was built between 1938 and 1940, and is a two-story, symmetrical log building, measuring 35 feet by 43 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage also of log construction. Both buildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC camp number 3527, Camp Rhododendron.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] The Superintendent's House was heavily damaged by a fire on April 7, 2017. [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Pamela Ball Redmond (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  3. ^ Anschuetz, Nika (April 7, 2017). "Fire Breaks Out at Coopers Rock Superintendent House". WVAlways.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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