Goodwill Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 1
Goodwill Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 1 | |
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| Nearest city | Triangle, Virginia |
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| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | CCC |
| Architect | NPS |
| Architectural style | NPS rustic architecture |
| MPS | ECW Architecture at Prince William Forest Park 1933–1942 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000456[1] |
| VLR No. | 076-0131 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | September 20, 1988 [2] |
The Goodwill Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 1 near Triangle, Virginia dates from 1934. It has also been known as Prince William Forest Park, as Camp Lichtman, and as Boys' Camp. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places on June 12, 1989. The listing included eight contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing site on 13 acres (5.3 ha).[1]
The historic district recognizes the 1934-1940 development of Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area (RDA), specifically the role played by RDA Camp 1, the smallest of four Recreational Demonstration Areas within what became Prince William Forest Park. The camp's landscape and structures created after 1938 were designed by architects, engineers and draftsmen employed by the National Park Service.[3]
See also
[edit]- Catoctin Mountain Recreational Demonstration Area, Maryland
- St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area, Minnesota
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Goodwill Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 1 (#8900456)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Sara Amy Leach (March 25, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chopawamsic RDA - Camp (1) Goodwill Historic District / Prince William Forest Park / Camp Lichtman, Boys' Camp" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and accompanying photos
- Historic districts in Prince William County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia
- Recreational Demonstration Areas
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Prince William Forest Park
- Civilian Conservation Corps camps
- National Park Service rustic in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Prince William County, Virginia, geography stubs