Roaring River State Park Shelter Kitchen No. 2 and Rest Room – Cassville, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The shelter house (shelter kitchen #2) and rest room in the picnic area at Roaring River State Park are rustic buildings of wood and stone in a picturesque setting on the western bank of a spring-fed trout stream. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the summer of 1934, the shelter house is a rectangular building of horizontal log construction with a flagstone floor, a pitched side-gable roof, and two large fireplaces of rough course ashlar. Its floor plan is similar to those of the small shelter house at VanMeter State Park, the open shelter at Arrow Rock State Historic Site, and other rectangular shelters with two fireplaces, enclosed ends and open sides. However, the use of rough log construction makes the Roaring River picnic shelter unique in the Missouri state parks system. An identical shelter (shelter kitchen #1) was constructed, but has failed to survive, in the Roaring River camping area. The stone rest room, located a short distance to the northwest of the shelter kitchen #2 is a small rectangular building with a front gable roof, flared eaves, and a patterned arrangement of small square openings at the gable ends. The wall treatment of rough ashlar in horizontal courses echoes the stonework in the fireplaces and chimneys of shelter kitchen #2. Both these buildings are well-preserved and in nearly pristine condition.

– National Register Nomination

Both structures are in excellent condition. Both have had their roofs replaced with cedar shakes similar to those of the original. After the bark fell off the logs of the shelter house the logs were painted a dark brown. Both structures continue to be used as the original purpose.

Street address: Roaring River State Park Off Park Rd. Cassville, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Barry Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925 - 1949 Historic function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current function: 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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