Spring Mill State Park: Bathhouse (former) - Mitchell IN

: Spring Mill State Park Bath House

Project type: Parks and recreation, Bathhouses, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers

New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started: 1933

Completed: 1941

Quality of Information: Moderate

Site Survival: Extant

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Description

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers worked together to build a bathhouse. The project spanned from 1933 till 1941. The project was abandoned by the New Deal agencies at the onset of World War II. The project was eventually completed by park workers. The remodeled bathhouse now serves as the park’s Nature Center.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory
National Register: New Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks

Project originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on July 11, 2014.

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Location Info

3333 State Road 60 E.
Mitchell, IN 47446

Coordinates: 38.730351, -86.404638

Spring Mill State Park: Bathhouse (former) – Mitchell IN

Spring Mill State Park Bath House