50 Years of Camp Deerpark Buildings

October 7, 2024|Lucinda DeGolier-Lewis|Comments Off on 50 Years of Camp Deerpark Buildings|,
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Spruce Lodge: built in 1842.
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Locust Haven: built, c. 1915 and removed 2015.
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Twin Birch Motels: converted from chicken house, c. 1960.
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Mountain Laurel cabins: built in 1975–76 and converted to staff housing in 2008.
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Garage: first building project undertaken by Camp Deerpark was
constructed with salvage materials from barn removal.
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Chapel: second building project at Camp Deerpark was to jack up chapel building and dig a foundation and basement, 1972.
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Chapel with basement and porch.
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Chapel porch receives a roof, 1984.
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Chapel Sunroom created by enclosing chapel porch in 2003.
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1984 cabin addition to staff housing trailer where the facilities director’s house is currently located. In 1998 the cabin was moved to its current location as house #4 in the staff village.
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The barn was built in one day in 1983.
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The director’s house was built in 1988.
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The facilities director’s house was built in 1998 and includes a basement apartment.
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The gazebo was dedicated fall 2000 in memory of Al and Dottie Kruse.
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Hemlock Pavilion was constructed by Forest Hills Mennonite Church in 2004.
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The maintenance building was constructed in 2009 and includes offices, mechanical shop, wood shop, and storage.
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The first four Promise Woods cabins were placed in service June, 2015.

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