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Closures
A section of US Rt. 209 and several other areas remain closed until repairs are complete. More »
Features: Individual Historic Structures
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Most of these features were first published in the park's newsletter, Spanning the Gap (STG) or in the Cultural Resource Management magazine, CRM. STG and CRM features are pdf files. For related pages in this website, and for links to other websites for each feature, • NEWS: Park Newspaper-Features from Back Issues, by year (STG features) or under: Railroads (under Stories) | Roads, Bridges, and Ferries (under Stories) INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES Isaac Van Campen Inn (STG: Summer 1983 Vol. 6 No.2) Teh house and its restoration. By park architrect Tom Solon. Foster Armstrong House (STG: Spring 1984 Vol. 7 Np. 1) Historic home open to visitors. Architectural Preservation (The Aspinall Waterwheel) (STG: Fall & Winter 1990 Vol. 12, No. 3) Historic waterwheel located within the recreation area in Dingmans Ferry PA. Barns: Survival of the Fittest (under Places: Architectural & Building Styles) A Twist of Lime (STG: Spring 1992 Vol. 14, No. 1) A look at lime kilns in the recreation area. A Village Mill (STG Summer 1992 Vol. 14, No. 2 and Fall & Winter 1992 Vol. 14, No. 3) The recreated mill at Millbrook Village, and its structural elements. Initial phases and update of the mill construction project. By Park Ranger Rab Cika Preserving Walpack's Parsonage (STG: Spring 1993 Vol. 15 No. 1) Renovation ands re-use of a historic building in Walpack Center NJ. Dingmans Bridge (under Stories: Roads, Bridges and Ferries) Designated Historic (STG: Fall/Winter 1993/1994 Vol. 15, No. 3) How a structure earns listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Walpack and its Church (STG: Spring 1994 Vol. 16 No. 1) History of Walpack Center's 1972 Church. By architecture intern Drew Eisinger. Loch Lomond Accessible Fishing Pier (STG: Spring: 1995 Vol. 17, No. 1) By architecture intern Polly Ryan. The Garris House of Millbrook Village, A Preservation Investigation 1995 (DATA) VIP treatment (at Walpack Church) (under People: Volunteers) View...tiful (STG: Summer 1997 Vool. 19 No. 2) Salamovka (Delaware View House) on Old Mine Road near Flatbrookville NJ. By park historian Susan Kopczynski. Restoration at Millbrook Village: Garis House 1999 STG: Fall 1999 Vol. 21 No. 3) An appreciation of this 1900s house by historic preservation specialist Ken Sandri. Welcome to Grey Towers (STG: Fall 2001 Vol.23 No. 3) The nearby home of Gifford Pinchot reopens after restoration. Camp Staff Breathes New Life into Old Cabin (under Preservation & Re-use) Preserving and Interpreting Historic Houses: VIPS Show the Way (under Places: Preservation & Re-use) The Ramirez Solar House: A Holistic Approach to a National Register Nomination CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) By architectural historian Douglas McVarish. Cliff Park Reopens (under People: Recreating) More structures are described under |
Did You Know?
... that a century before this recreation area was formed, the Delaware Water Gap was touted as a Wonder of the World, and drew vacationers via rail lines from Philadelphia and New York City. There were trails to stroll, verandas for viewing the gap, and a steamboat for moonlight cruises. More...