Camp Rhododendron
Also known as: Camp Rhododendron Recreational Historic Districtoff US 48, 8 mi. E of Morgantown, Morgantown, West Virginia
Historic buildings in Coopers Rock State Forest
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Cooper's Rock Overlook
Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2014
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Coordinates:
+39.63815, -79.8152939°38'17" N, 79°48'55" W
Quadrangle map:Lake Lynn
Description
The Camp Rhododendron Recreational Historic District, located within the
Coopers Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.V.,
consists of ten related buildings, structures, and objects clustered
within a heavily forested tract above a deep gorge. The nearby gigantic
Coopers Rock, the overlook, and the valley present one of West Virginia's most spectacular panoramas. - from the nomination form.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1991
- Reference number
- 91000545
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; NPS Rustic
- Areas of significance
- Landscape Architecture; Conservation; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- District
- Historic function
- Outdoor recreation
- Current function
- Outdoor recreation
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant years
- 1936; 1939; 1940
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 7
Contributing structures: 1
Contributing objects: 2
Non-contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- January 7, 2015: New Street View added by Michael Miller
- June 10, 2014: Updated by Jim Allen: Added description
- June 10, 2014: New photos from Jim Allen