Ozark National Scenic Riverways Big Spring Multi-Building Assessment
Specialty Historic Preservation consulting for the treatment of over thirty structures within a significant National Park.
JLK Architects was engaged by general contractor Blinderman Construction as a specialty Historic Preservation Architectural consultant to perform the Ozark Big Spring Lodge and Cabins Multi-Building Assessment Project for the National Park Service. The exterior and interior rehabilitation of several structures throughout the park also included extensive sanitary and sewer upgrades, site and landscape improvements, and mechanical and electrical upgrades.
JLK developed a historic preservation treatment plan to guide the rehabilitation of 30 lodge, cabin, and picnic structures throughout the national park which contribute to the National Register-listed Big Spring Historic District. Preservation Architects conducted an extensive multi-day conditions assessment of all structures and reviewed and marked-up construction documents, scope, and specifications prepared by the Architect of Record to ensure that deficiencies across all structures were properly documented and accounted for and that all treatments adhered to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Founded in 1924, Big Spring was one of Missouri’s first state parks. It remained a state park until 1969 when the state donated it to the National Park Service to become a part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
The historic lodge, cabins, and picnic structures are excellent examples of Depression-era architectural design and construction. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the nearly 100-year-old buildings required significant assessment rehabilitation.
JLK Architects was engaged by general contractor Blinderman Construction as a specialty Historic Preservation Architectural consultant to perform the Ozark Big Spring Lodge and Cabins Multi-Building Assessment Project for the National Park Service. The exterior and interior rehabilitation of several structures throughout the park also included extensive sanitary and sewer upgrades, site and landscape improvements, and mechanical and electrical upgrades.
JLK developed a historic preservation treatment plan to guide the rehabilitation of 30 lodge, cabin, and picnic structures throughout the national park which contribute to the National Register-listed Big Spring Historic District. Preservation Architects conducted an extensive multi-day conditions assessment of all structures and reviewed and marked-up construction documents, scope, and specifications prepared by the Architect of Record to ensure that deficiencies across all structures were properly documented and accounted for and that all treatments adhered to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Founded in 1924, Big Spring was one of Missouri’s first state parks. It remained a state park until 1969 when the state donated it to the National Park Service to become a part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
The historic lodge, cabins, and picnic structures are excellent examples of Depression-era architectural design and construction. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the nearly 100-year-old buildings required significant assessment rehabilitation.
