Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building

Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building
Location Alexander State Forest, Woodworth, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°8′28″N 92°28′29″W / 31.14111°N 92.47472°W / 31.14111; -92.47472Coordinates: 31°8′28″N 92°28′29″W / 31.14111°N 92.47472°W / 31.14111; -92.47472
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1935
Architect Civilian Conservation Corps
NRHP reference # 87000771[1]
Added to NRHP May 21, 1987

The Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building serves as the headquarters of the Alexander State Forest in Woodworth, Louisiana. The building, a log cabin, was constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, who had established a camp in the forest in 1923. Alexander State Forest, which was established in 1923 and continued to grow until 1938, was the first state forest in Louisiana and marked the first effort by a Southern state to preserve its yellow pine forests. The headquarters building is the only remaining structure from the forest's early years and is the main physical remnant of Louisiana's conservation efforts in the early 20th century.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building". National Register of Historic Places Database. Louisiana Office of Cultural Development. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved December 15, 2013.


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