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| ID Number |
11000628 |
| Historic Name |
PLATT NATIONAL PARK |
| Description of Significance |
THE 848-ACRE LANDSCAPE THAT COMPRISED THE BOUNDARIES OF PLATT NATIONAL PARK IN 1940 IS NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS TANGIBLE REPRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL POLICIES IN CONSERVATION, OUTDOR RECREATION, AND NATIONAL RESOURCE PLANNING CENTERAL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION UNDER PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND BECAME KNOWN AS THE NEW DEAL. THE PLATT NATIONAL PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT MEETS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERION 1 FOR ITS HIGHLY ILLUSTRATIVE ASSOCIATION WITH THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC), ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND POPULAR ECONOMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS OF THE NEW DEAL. AT PLATT NATIONAL PARK FROM 1933 TO 1940 ENROLLEES FROM CCC CAMP 808 ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE MOST CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED PORGRAMS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE NAITONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE PLAN NATIONAL PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT ALSO MEETS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERION 4 FOR ITS OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION OF THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN THAT WERE FORMULATED BY NPS DESIGNERS IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY AND, IN THE 1930S, BECAME THE HALLMARK OF CCC WORK IN THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL PARKS. |
| Current Name |
CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA |
| Address |
STATE HIGHWAY 7 AT US HIGHWAY 177 |
| City |
SULPHUR |
| County |
MURRAY |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
DISTRICT |
| Historic Function |
LANDSCAPE: PARK; RECREATION/CULTURE: OUTDOOR RECREATION; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED |
| Current Function |
LANDSCAPE: PARK; RECREATION/CULTURE: OUTDOOR RECREATION; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED |
| Area Significance 1 |
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE, CONSERVATION |
| Date Prepared |
2011 |
| Year Built |
1933-1940 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
| Architectural Style |
OTHER: NPS RUSTIC |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
STONE/LOG/STUCCO |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD; GLASS |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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