Orr Roadside Parking Area

The Orr Roadside Parking Area is a roadside park on U.S. Route 53 in Orr, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1935 to 1938 as a New Deal project to provide motorists with recreational access to Pelican Lake. It was designed by landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols and constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Highways.[2] The overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 for its state-level significance in the themes of landscape architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for exemplifying the early highway waysides built in Minnesota with federal work relief aid, and for exemplifying National Park Service rustic style and the work of Nichols.[2]

Orr Roadside Parking Area
Part of the Orr Roadside Parking Area overlooking Pelican Lake
Orr Roadside Parking Area is located in Minnesota
Orr Roadside Parking Area
Orr Roadside Parking Area is located in the United States
Orr Roadside Parking Area
Location4573 U.S. Route 53, Orr, Minnesota
Coordinates48°3′33″N 92°49′50″W / 48.05917°N 92.83056°W / 48.05917; -92.83056
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1935–1938
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps, Minnesota Department of Highways
ArchitectArthur R. Nichols, Harold E. Olson
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSFederal Relief Construction in Minnesota MPS AD
NRHP reference No.02000937[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 2002

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly; Kay Grossman (November 23, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Orr Roadside Parking Area". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) With 12 accompanying photos from 2001
  3. ^ "Orr Roadside Parking Area". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2018.