Natchaug Forest Lumber Shed
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Natchaug Forest Lumber Shed | |
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| Location | Kingsbury Rd., Natchaug State Forest, Eastford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′21″N 72°5′4″W / 41.83917°N 72.08444°WCoordinates: 41°50′21″N 72°5′4″W / 41.83917°N 72.08444°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| MPS | Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86001732[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 04, 1986 |
The Natchaug Forest Lumber Shed is a historic utility building in Natchaug State Forest in Eastford, Connecticut. It is located at the southern end of a small maintenance yard on the east side of Kingsbury Road in the heart of the forest. It is a vernacular post-and-beam structure with vertical board siding. Its north-facing front has five equipment bays with double-leaf wooden doors. It is the only surviving structure, of a large number built, in the forest by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Natchaug Forest Lumber Shed" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
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