Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage explained

Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage
Coordinates:39.6606°N -79.7814°W
Built:1938
Architect:Civilian Conservation Corps
Architecture:NPS Rustic
Added:May 15, 1991
Refnum:91000546

Cooper's Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage is a historic home and garage located at Cooper's Rock State Forest near Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The house was built between 1938 and 1940, and is a two-story, symmetrical log building, measuring 35 feet by 43 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage also of log construction. Both buildings were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC camp number 3527, Camp Rhododendron.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The Superintendent's House was heavily damaged by a fire on April 7, 2017.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage. December 1990. 2011-08-18 . Pamela Ball Redmond. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. News: Anschuetz. Nika. Fire Breaks Out at Coopers Rock Superintendent House. April 8, 2017. WVAlways.com. April 7, 2017.