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McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse

Coordinates: 39°17′02″N 86°43′34″W / 39.28389°N 86.72611°W / 39.28389; -86.72611
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McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse
McCormick's Creek State Park Gatehouse, June 2013
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is located in Indiana
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is located in the United States
McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse
LocationMcCormick's Creek State Park, west of the junction of State Roads 43 and 46, and east of Spencer, Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana
Coordinates39°17′02″N 86°43′34″W / 39.28389°N 86.72611°W / 39.28389; -86.72611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural stylePark Rustic
MPSNew Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks MPS
NRHP reference No.93000175[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 1993

McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse situated in McCormick's Creek State Park, located in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. Constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, it is a one-story, T-shaped building made of limestone in the Rustic style with a gable roof. The building features a large limestone fireplace chimney and an open entrance porch. Adjacent to the gatehouse, there are two sections of a stone and timber fence that contribute to its overall historic character..[2]: 5 

In recognition of its significance, the gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.