Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter
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The Devils Kitchen Picnic Shelter in Colorado National Monument
was designed by Harvey H. Cornell, Jerome C. Miller and Kenneth M. Saunders of the National Park Service
Branch of Plans and Design in 1940. It was built by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps
and the Public Works Administration
in 1941, in the National Park Service Rustic
style. The shelter features three sandstone
fireplaces, as well as toilets and service facilities.
Construction was carried out by craftsmen, known as LEM's (Local Experienced Men), with suitable skills, reputedly stonemasons of Italian descent. Much of the material came from Rim Rock Drive construction. The picnic shelter was built by the men of CCC camp NM-2-C.
The shelter is unusual due to its large size and diversified function.
Colorado National Monument
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was designed by Harvey H. Cornell, Jerome C. Miller and Kenneth M. Saunders of the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
Branch of Plans and Design in 1940. It was built by workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
and the Public Works Administration
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression...
in 1941, in the National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service rustic, also colloquially known as Parkitecture, is a style of architecture that arose in the United States National Park System to create buildings that harmonized with their natural environment. Since its founding, the National Park Service consistently has sought to provide...
style. The shelter features three sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
fireplaces, as well as toilets and service facilities.
Construction was carried out by craftsmen, known as LEM's (Local Experienced Men), with suitable skills, reputedly stonemasons of Italian descent. Much of the material came from Rim Rock Drive construction. The picnic shelter was built by the men of CCC camp NM-2-C.
The shelter is unusual due to its large size and diversified function.