The Orr Roadside Parking Area is a roadside park on U.S. Route 53 in Orr, Minnesota, United States. It was built from 1935 to 1938 as a New Deal project to provide motorists with recreational access to Pelican Lake. It was designed by landscape architect Arthur R. Nichols and constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Highways.[2] The overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 for its state-level significance in the themes of landscape architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for exemplifying the early highway waysides built in Minnesota with federal work relief aid, and for exemplifying National Park Service rustic style and the work of Nichols.[2]
Orr Roadside Parking Area | |
 Part of the Orr Roadside Parking Area overlooking Pelican Lake | |
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| Location | 4573 U.S. Route 53, Orr, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 48°3′33″N 92°49′50″W / 48.05917°N 92.83056°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1935–1938 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps, Minnesota Department of Highways |
| Architect | Arthur R. Nichols, Harold E. Olson |
| Architectural style | National Park Service rustic |
| MPS | Federal Relief Construction in Minnesota MPS AD |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000937[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2002 |
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Granger, Susan; Scott Kelly; Kay Grossman (November 23, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Orr Roadside Parking Area". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) With 12 accompanying photos from 2001 - ^ "Orr Roadside Parking Area". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
