Camp Caesar

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Camp Caesar
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Location4868 Webster Road, Cowen, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′33.22″N80°33′5.95″W / 38.4092278°N 80.5516528°W / 38.4092278; -80.5516528 Coordinates: 38°24′33.22″N80°33′5.95″W / 38.4092278°N 80.5516528°W / 38.4092278; -80.5516528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1922
ArchitectWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleBungalow/ Craftsman, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No. 09001197 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2009

Camp Caesar, also known as the Webster County 4-H Camp, is a historic campsite located at Cowen, Webster County, West Virginia. It has 20 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 13 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects. The camp was established in 1922 by local members of the Farm Bureau and the Webster County extension agent, Julius A. Wolfram. During the 1920s, an octagonal assembly hall now known as Gregory Hall, a council circle, a dining hall, and a home for the camp caretaker were constructed. After the onset of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration built several stone cottages, a pool and poolhouse, dining hall expansion, stone walks, retaining walls, and other features. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/04/10 through 1/08/10. National Park Service. 2010-01-15.
  2. Courtney Fint (September 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Camp Caesar" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.