Lake Carlos State Park
Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District | |
 The Lake Carlos State Park bath house. | |
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| Location | Douglas County, Minnesota, Off MN 29 at NW end of Lake Carlos |
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| Nearest city | Carlos, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45°59′43″N 95°20′41″W / 45.99528°N 95.34472°W |
| MPS | Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001654[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1992 |
Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp | |
| Location | Off MN 29 on NE shore of Lake Carlos, Carlos Township |
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| Nearest city | Carlos, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45°59′31″N 95°20′50″W / 45.99194°N 95.34722°W |
| MPS | Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000776[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1992 |
Lake Carlos State Park is a state park about 10 miles north of Alexandria, Minnesota, USA. The park was established in 1937 to provide a public recreational facility in one of Minnesota's summer resort centers,[2] and attracts tourists from Minnesota and bordering states.
Visitors often view fauna such as beaver, deer, loons, grebes, various ducks and herons.[3]
Five buildings in the park, constructed by the Works Progress Administration in the Rustic Style, are included within the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Mess Hall and Crafts Building within the group camp area, as well as the water tower, sanitation building, and bath house within the public use area.
The namesake lake, Lake Carlos, was named for the friend of an early settler.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Benson, David R. (2002). Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. ISBN 0-9657127-1-0.
- ^ "Park Information". Lake Carlos State Park. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 176.
External links
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- 1937 establishments in Minnesota
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Protected areas established in 1937
- Protected areas of Douglas County, Minnesota
- Rustic architecture in Minnesota
- State parks of Minnesota
- Works Progress Administration in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Minnesota