Big Spring Historic District

Big Spring Historic District is a national historic district located at Van Buren, Carter County, Missouri. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and contributing structure in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. It includes the Big Spring, rental cabins, service building, storage shed, garage, a museum, dining lodge, restroom, shelter house, ranger station, pump house, footbridge, and two picnic shelters. The structures represent the best features of park construction by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Missouri.[2]

Big Spring Historic District
Big Spring Lodge, March 2006
Big Spring Historic District is located in Missouri
Big Spring Historic District
Big Spring Historic District is located in the United States
Big Spring Historic District
LocationE of Van Buren on MO 103, near Van Buren, Missouri
Coordinates36°56′55″N 90°59′35″W / 36.94861°N 90.99306°W / 36.94861; -90.99306
Area315 acres (127 ha)
Built1925 (1925)-1927, 1933-1937
ArchitectCivilian Conservation Corps
NRHP reference No.81000101[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1981

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Milton F. Perry and Jill M. York (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Spring Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.