Determination of Eligibility for the Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Lee County, Virginia and Bell County, Kentucky
Fulwood K, Mooney C, Rayle G. 2024. Determination of Eligibility for the Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Lee County, Virginia and Bell County, Kentucky. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Determinations of Eligibility (DOEs) for four Mission 66-era Component Landscapes at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Lee County, Virginia, and Bell County, Kentucky. North Wind Cultural Resources Report No. 030573.001c. National Park Service. Atlanta, GA. https://doi.org/10.36967/2310112
The on-site inspection resulted in the documentation of one historic-age property—the Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area. The property is located at the terminus of Pinnacle View Road (formerly known as Skyland Road) and consists of a parking area, an overlook observation platform, a network of trails, and an interpretive shelter and comfort station. At the request of the Park’s cultural resources staff, the property was documented as a historic district. The Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area is recommended eligible for listing in the NRHP under Criterion A for its association with the recreational development of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park during the Mission 66 era. It is also recommended eligible under Criterion C as a good representative example of the design precepts and construction techniques established by the National Park Service for public-use areas constructed as part of its Mission 66 program. North Wind recommends that the Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area Historic District generally retains its integrity of location, design, setting, workmanship, feeling, and association. While the seven resources that comprise, the district are all recommended to contribute to its overall eligibility, only one—the Interpretive Shelter and Comfort Station—is recommended as individually eligible for listing in the NRHP under Criterion A for its association with the development of interpretive programming at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park as part of its Mission 66 initiative.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fulwood, Kasey; Mooney, Courtney; Rayle, Greta
- Date of Issue
- 2024-09-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- DOI
- 10.36967/2310112
- Units
- CUGA
- Keywords
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Mission 66, Pinnacle Overlook Developed Area
- License
- Public Domain