Linn Run State Park Family Cabin District - Rector, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member outdoorboy34
N 40° 09.246 W 079° 12.864
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The Linn Run State Park Family Cabin Historic District is comprised of ten rental cabins and other miscellanous facilities in Linn Run State Park, Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMNTDA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Linn Run State Park is an area of 612 acres in the midst of Forbes State Forest in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

This district is located along the banks of Linn Run contains thirteen buildings and three structures. There are ten contributing building, all rental cabins and three non-contributing buildings, two vault toilet facilities and a washhouse with a chairlift for disabled guests. The structures contributing to the district include two stone foot bridges and a automobile bridge consisting of stone I-beams.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) jointly developed Linn Run State Park. The WPA built the cabins and other buildings and structures, while the CCC constructed roads, water and sewage facilities, and utilities.
Street address:
Linn Run Road
Rector, PA USA
15677


County / Borough / Parish: Westmoreland / Cook

Year listed: 1987

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Politics/Government, Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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