GC8ADMN CM-1 R B Herrick Indian Lake Architect CCC Picnic (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by gandy dancers

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Hidden : 6/30/2019

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Once the Civilian Conservation Corps state park improvement program was established, the design of park structures and landscapes was turned over to local architects and landscape architects. The National Park Service set up a central design office in Lansing, and a handful of registered architects were responsible for designing most structures built in Michigan state parks. Two notable architects include Ralph B. Herrick and Ernest F. Hartwick, who designed some of Michigan’s best examples of the rustic architecture style. Herrick’s work includes: • The stone bathhouses at P.H. Hoeft and Wilson state parks. • The brick bathhouse at Ludington State Park. • The log trail-side cabins at Wilderness State Park. • The stone picnic shelter at J. W. Wells State Park. Some of Hartwick’s best work includes: • The limestone shelter at Orchard Beach State Park. • The log bunkhouses at Wilderness State Park. • The stone residence at J.W. Wells State Park. • The stone toilet at Baraga State Park. The federal Works Progress Administration, established in 1935, also was significantly active in park improvements of the late 1930s and early 1940s, funding the restoration and park development projects at Fort Wilkins State Park. The other three agencies, the Civil Works Administration, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Public Works Administration, generally worked on short-term projects within state parks.