- City:
- Winamac, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1942
Description
Using a variety of native materials, the CCC built gatehouses designed to appeal to the eye and draw in visitors with hints of the delights of nature within the park. The gate house retains its orginal limestone facade, wood clapboard, and metal casement windows. Tippecanoe River State Park gatehouse was completed by WPA laborers between 1935-42. The style of the gatehouse is classified as parks rustic.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures InventorySite originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on August 13, 2014.
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