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Pere Marquette State Park was not acquired until May 1932. Known then as Piasa Bluff State Park, the 1,511-acre (611 ha) park was the largest in Illinois at the time. In 1933 the state park system's development picked up. Under the governorship of Henry Horner the lodge projects at the state parks began.
The prominent site on the lakeshore was developed as the major tourist accommodation on the west side of the park. In addition to the rustic Swiss-chalet-styled lodge building, there are a number of structures built during the early 20th century, including eleven log cabins built in 1907 near the lodge and two more built in 1918.
West Glacier: 73: Sherwood Lodge: December 26, 2008 : Grist Rd. in Glacier National Park: West Glacier: 74: Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station: Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station: February 14, 1986
The Lake McDonald Lodge is a historic lodge located within Glacier National Park, on the southeast shore of Lake McDonald. The lodge is a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-story structure built in 1913 based on Kirtland Cutter's design. The foundation and first floor walls are built of stone, with a wood-frame superstructure.
Starting in 1964 the existing cabins were sold to tenured camp patrons. In 1988 a Kelly descendant sold the Big House and one cabin to the Park Service in exchange for a life estate. Property changed hands through the 2000s. [3] Since the 2018 fire several of the cabins have been rebuilt by the descendants of the original and new owners and [4]
Washington State Parks has purchased the Bear Creek Lodge property on the edge of the state park's border along Washington State Route 206. The $3.1 million purchase includes two parcels totaling ...
Sperry Chalet is located about seven miles east of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The chalet was opened in 1914 by the Great Northern Railway and was a National Historic Landmark contributing property, being one of five structures in the Great Northern Railway Buildings National Historic Landmark.
The White Pines State Park Lodge and Cabins are located in rural Ogle County, Illinois near the village of Mount Morris. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The Cabins are one of two Historic Places found in or near Mount Morris, the other is the Samuel M. Hitt House .