- City:
- New Manchester, Tomlinson Run State Park, WV
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
Description
“A ca. 1938 picnic shelter at Tomlinson Run State Park is another fine example… Built by the CCC, it is a long, one-story, side-gabled building with massive, cut sandstone chimneys on each end elevation. The overall exterior dimensions are 70 feet by 22 feet 3 inches. The façade also is clad with cut sandstone, while horizontal board siding clads the gable ends. The central section of the picnic shelter is open and has large, square columns with oversized, slightly scrolled brackets. The structural framing consists of hand-hewn roof trusses held together with iron strapping and wood pegs. The interior of the shelter has a stone floor, as does each fireplace alcove. The sandstone fireplaces have arched lintels with keystones and a fire box opening measuring approximately 3 feet by 5 feet. Each stone typically measures 2 feet seven inches wide by 1 foot 2 inches high by 1 foot 1 inch deep. Each mantel has projecting square end stones supporting a wood plank.”
Source notes
National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form:
https://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/cover/6451099.pdf
(page 45)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 5, 2015.
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Robert Beanblossom
Gabriel Milner
This posting is in error. There was a CCC camp established at Tomlinson Run; however, it only operated for one week. The entire park was developed by a WPA work camp. I retired from the WV state park system.
Thank you for this clarification. Do you have documentation about the WPA’s contribution? We are working off a National Register of Historic Places form.