Rapidan Camp Forest Fire

Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia, was built by U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, and served as their rustic retreat throughout Hoover's administration from 1929 to 1933. The first family's residential cabin was known as the "Brown House" in contrast to their more famous resideā€¦
Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia, was built by U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, and served as their rustic retreat throughout Hoover's administration from 1929 to 1933. The first family's residential cabin was known as the "Brown House" in contrast to their more famous residence, the White House.
  • Nearest city: Syria, Virginia
  • Built: 1929
  • Architect: Lou Henry Hoover, US Marine Corps
  • VLR No.: 056-0062
  • Designated NHLD: June 7, 1988
  • Designated VLR: February 16, 1988
  • NRHP reference No.: 88001825
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