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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Part of the Orr Roadside Parking Area overlooking Pelican Lake
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Location	4573 U.S. Route 53, Orr, Minnesota
Coordinates	48°3′33″N 92°49′50″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1935–1938
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps, Minnesota Department of Highways
Architect	Arthur R. Nichols, Harold E. Olson
Architectural style	National Park Service rustic
MPS	Federal Relief Construction in Minnesota MPS AD
NRHP reference No.	02000937[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 2002

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly; Kay Grossman (2001-11-23). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Orr Roadside Parking Area". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-09-29. 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 2018-09-29.