Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District

The Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District encompasses a campground area built by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s on the northern shore of Lake Sylvia, a man-made lake in the eastern part of Ouachita National Forest. The center of the campground, including its Great Hall and administration buildings, is located at the northern tip of Lake Sylvia, with cabins, comfort facilities, and other infrastructure arrayed around the northern and western sides of the lake. It was the first Girl Scout camp in the state, and is a well-preserved example of the Rustic style of architecture for which the CCC is known.[2]

Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District is located in Arkansas
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District is located in the United States
Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District
Locationnorth shore of Lake Sylvia, Ouachita National Forest, Perry County, Arkansas
Coordinates34°52′20″N 92°49′18″W / 34.87222°N 92.82167°W / 34.87222; -92.82167
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectThompson, Sanders & Ginocchio
Architectural styleRustic
MPSFacilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90001826[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1992

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#90001826)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2016.