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RECEIVED NFS Form 10-900 (Rev. 8-86) _OMB No. 1024-0018 NAT. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16) . Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property_______________________________________________ Historic name Skyline Drive Historic District (Boundary Increase)___________ Other names/site number N/A____________________________________________ 2. Location Street & Number Shenandoah National Park: Headquarters, Big Meadows. Dickev Ridae, Simmons Gap , Pinev River areas T ]Not for Publication Citv/town Lurav rxi Vicinitv State VA County Code Zip Code 22835 Paae 139 Warren 187 Madison 113 Greene 079 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property No. Resources w/in Prop. [ ] Private [ ] Building (s) Contr. Noncontrib. [ ] Public-Local [ X] District 60 58 Buildinas [ ] Public-State [ ] Site 2 0 Sites [ X] Public-Federal t ] Structure 14 5 Structure [ ] Object 8 0 Obiects 84 63 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing Historic Park Landscapes in National and State resources previously Parks listed in the National Register 175________ 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this [ X] nomination [ ] request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion the property [ X] meets [ ] does not meet tffie National Register criteria. [ ] See continuation sheet. Signature of certifying official Dat/e Virginia Department of Historic Resources____________________________________ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property [v] meets [ ] does not meet the National Register criteria. [ ] See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting Mr other official bate State or Federal agency or bureau 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: [v"T entered in the National Register. ( ) see continuation sheet [ ] determined eligible for the National Register. (see continuation sheet). [ ] determined not eligible for the National Register. [ ] removed from the National Register [ ] other, (explain:)____________ of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories Current Functions (enter from instructions) categories from instructions) RECREATION & CULTURE: Outdoor Recreation RECREATION & CULTURE: Outdoor Recreation DOMESTIC: Hotel & Single Dwelling COMMERCE: Restaurant__________ COMMERCE: Restaurant DOMESTIC: Hotel & Single Dwelling GOVERNMENT: Government Office GOVERNMENT: Government Office INDUSTRY: Industrial Storage INDUSTRY: Industrial Storage 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories (enter categories from instructions) from instructions) Other: NFS Rustic Architecture____ foundation: Concrete______ walls: Wood. Stone roof: Concrete (shingles). Slate other:______________________ Describe present and historic physical appearance. (See continuation sheet) Statement: of Sianificance Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: [X ] nationally [ ] statewide [ ] locally Applicable National Register Criteria [ X]A [ ]B [ X] C [ ] D Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) [ ]A [ ]B [ ]C[ ]D [ ]E [ ]F [ ]G Areas of Significance (enter Period of Significance Significant categories from instructions) Dates Politics/Government 1931-1952 1935 Architecture Entertainment /Recreation Landscape Architecture Cultural Affiliation N/A Architect /Builder Wright . Marcellus. Jr. : Significant Person Benson, fiarvey: and Baucrhan. G.R. State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and period of significance noted above. (See continuation sheet) 9. Manor Bibliographic References (See continuation sheet) [ X] See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NPS): [ ] preliminary determination of Primary location of add. data: individual listing (36 CFR 67) [ ] State SHPO office [ ] previously listed in the NR [ ] Other State agency [ ] previously determined eligible [ X] Federal agency by the National Register [ ] Local government [ ] designated a National Historic [ ] University Landmark [ ] Other [ ] recorded by Historic American Specify repository: Buildings Survey #______ [X ] recorded by Historic American Shenandoah National Park Archives Engineering Record #VA-119 10. Geographical Data____________ Acreage of property Approximately 180 Acres UTM References A III I Zone Easting Northing B Zone Easting Northing [ X ] See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description F X 1 See continuation sheet Boundary Justification [ X ] See continuation sheet 11. Form Prepared By Name/title Carol Hooper. Architectural Historian OrganizationRobinson & Associates. Inc. Date April. 1997 Street & Number 1909 Q Street, N.W._____ Telephone 202-234-2333_____ City or Town Washington_____________ State District of Columbia Zip code 20009___________ NFS Form 10-900-a (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Skyline Drive Historic District (Boundary Increase), Page County, VA Section number 7___ Page l INTRODUCTION This boundary addition to the Skyline Drive Historic District brings into the existing district approximately 180 acres of land, and approximately 147 resources located in five developed areas of Shenandoah National Park.1 Most of the areas of the park included in this nomination were designed and constructed as part of National Park Service Master Plans dating from the mid- to late 1930s. They include recreational areas for visitors to the park (picnic grounds, campgrounds, lodges/cabin areas, waysides) and utility, residential, and administrative areas for park personnel. Most buildings contributing to the expanded district were constructed in the mid-1930s to the early- 1940s and were designed in the Rustic style.2 The Skyline Drive Historic District, which this nomination expands, embraces the 105.5-mile-long Skyline Drive that roughly bisects the park, and a 125-foot strip on either side of the Drive. The area included in the original nomination contains 254 resources, a majority of which are structures. The present nomination will expand the boundaries of the Skyline Drive Historic District to add four areas adjacent to the Drive to the district: Piney River, Simmons Gap, Big Meadows, and Dickey Ridge. This nomination also includes the Park Headquarters area, which although not adjacent to the Drive is integral to the park and thematically ties the four separate areas, and the Drive, together.3 'Thirty-nine resources included within this nomination have already been determined to be eligible for the National Register. 2The period of significance, 1931 to 1952 embraces all buildings up to, and including, the immediate post-war period. At Shenandoah, like many other parks, there was a major period of construction during the Depression years. Thereafter, there was minor (but architecturally compatible) work done during the war (mostly by CPS workers) and minor work done in the years immediately following the war. Thereafter, there followed a long period, up to the 1960s when practically nothing was constructed in the park. Buildings that were a product of the Mission 66 initiative (see below) have been determined not to be eligible for the National Register. 3As discussed below, the area authorized by Congress for the park is larger than that owned by the National Park Service and currently within the actual park boundaries. Although the area between the Headquarters area and the rest of the park is outside the park boundaries it Is within the legislatively authorized boundaries. See Section 10 of this nomination for additional information as to why a discontiguous district is appropriate in this case. NFS Form 10-900-a (8-86) OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Skyline Drive Historic District (Boundary Increase), Page County, VA Section number 7___ Page 2 General Description of Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park consists of a 70-mile-long, irregularly shaped strip of land that follows the ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains between the towns of Front Royal, Virginia (to the north), and Waynesboro, Virginia (to the south). The Blue Ridge Mountains form the division between the Piedmont region of Virginia to the east and the Shenandoah Valley region to the west. The park contains approximately 60 peaks higher than 3,000 feet. The 194,600 acres that today make up the park pass through Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison,