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Huston Township, United States

Parker Dam State Park-Octagonal Lodge

Huston Township, United States

Parker Dam State Park-Octagonal Lodge
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Situated in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, the Octagonal Lodge at Parker Dam State Park is a log structure built in the National Park Service rustic style. This distinctive octagonal lodge exemplifies the architectural vernacular favored by the National Park Service, which emphasized harmonious integration of buildings with their natural surroundings through the use of local materials and organic forms. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the lodge represents an important example of early-twentieth-century recreational architecture designed to serve visitors to the state park while maintaining the rustic character valued in public lands development.

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Type
lodge
Materials
log
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place
Huston Township, United States

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