Massanutten Lodge at Skyland Shenandoah National Park
Denker EP. 2000. Massanutten Lodge at Skyland Shenandoah National Park. Historic Furnishing Reports. National Park Service, Boston Support office
Massanutten Lodge was built by Addie Nairn Hunter in 1911 on land purchased from George Pollock. The Lodge became an important element in Pollock’s Skyland resort, first architecturally and second because of its association with Pollock. After sale of Skyland to the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1930, the Pollocks retained life tenancy to Massanutten Lodge. Following Mr. Pollock’s death in 1949, the lodge was emptied of personal effects. Massanutten Lodge was poorly maintained until the General Management Plan of 1983 proposed that it be used as a visitor contact station for Skyland. The lodge was restored between 1983 and 1987. The current historic furnishings report describes the building and use of the structure and gives a plan for furnishing the living room based on documentary photographs of about 1915. The interpretive plan suggests restoring the bathroom to its original appearance and using the former bedroom as an exhibition space.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Denker, Ellen
- Date of Issue
- 2000
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Boston Support office
- Units
- HIST , SHEN
- Keywords
- Cultural Resources, ehistory, Massanutten Lodge, Shenandoah, Skyland