Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building National Register Nomination Form

Archive

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Southern Forest Heritage Museum

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Name/Title

Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building National Register Nomination Form

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.5

Tags

CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Library, Public

Scope and Content

the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places

Context

This building is now the exhibit space of the Conservation Civilian Corps in Louisiana Exhibit

Collection

Southern Forest Heritage Museum

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Research

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibition Title (if it's in an exhibit)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Archive Details

Creator

Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana Historic Standing Structures Survey

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 24, 1987 - May 21, 1987

Archive Size/Extent

296 KB

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building National Register Nomination Form

Description

the building was the Alexander State Headquarters; built in 1935; owner was Department of Natural Resources in Woolworth, LA; representation of surveys was LA Historic Sites Survey; Leche Lodge, a beautiful log building built by Camp S-63 CCC workers, was used as the headquarters by U.S. Army officers, the headquarters for using-service personnel, and, for several decades, as an administrative building for the State forest.

Creator

Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana Historic Standing Structures Survey

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 24, 1987 - May 21, 1987

Container

SFHM Drive

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

National Register of Historic Places, CCC building

Other Numbers

Number Type

Drive

Other Number

SFHM.SFHM.2020.Drive.005

Parts

Count

6

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Civilian Conservation Corps in Louisiana

Notes

The exhibit space

Research Notes

Person

Dr. James Barnett, Dr. Anna Burns

Date

May 21, 1987

Notes

The Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building (1935) is a single story frame building styled to resemble a log cabin. It is located in a wooded setting on the Alexander State Forest property. The building retains its historic exterior appearance, although it has been modernized on the interior. The Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building has an "H" shaped plan consisting of a large central reception room with two offices on each side. There is a seven bay front porch and a rear lean-to which contains bathrooms and storage space. The building is sheathed in half-round logs worked into various decorative patterns. For example, the logs are placed vertically above and below each of the principal openings. This vertical log treatment is repeated in the four main gables. In addition, most of the openings feature log surrounds with log corner blocks. Finally, there is a small central gable marking the entrance which features a log sunburst motif.

Person

Dr. James Barnett

Date

Jan 27, 2021

Notes

The Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building lost its classification when it was moved onto the property of the SFHM. However as the museum is on the National Register of Historic Places, it extends over to the building as well.