National Register Record for ROBBER'S CAVE STATE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT

Historic Name: ROBBER'S CAVE STATE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT
Current Name: TOM HALE BOY SCOUT CAMP; LATIMER COUNTY STATE PARK
Address: 7.3 MILES NORTH OF JUNCTION OF SH 2 AND SH 270
City: WILBURTON VICINITY            County: LATIMER
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 4,480 ACRES OF THE 8,000 ACRE ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK, ENCOMPASSING THE AREAS OF THE PARK ORIGINALLY PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE CCC AND THE WPA. THESE TWO RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATED TO PRODUCE A RECREATIONAL/SCENIC SYSTEM, UTILIZING THE NATURAL AND EXISTING FEATURES OF THE AREA. THE DESIGNS FOR AMENITIES, SUCH AS COMFORT STATIONS AND PAVILIONS, WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CONTEMPORARY RECREATIONAL PLANNING. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE 1940S, BUT THE DISTRICT RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY. CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES INCLUDE TRAIL SYSTEMS, BRIDGES, SIGNS, CABINS, AND OTHER RECREATION-RELATED FACILITIES AND STRUCTURES. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 8/23/2002.

Type: DISTRICT
Historic Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: OUTDOOR RECREATION; LANDSCAPE: PARK
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: OUTDOOR RECREATION; LANDSCAPE: PARK
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Architectural Style: OTHER: PARK SERVICE RUSTIC
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1926-1941            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: FEBRUARY 2002