The district, consisting of five contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing site, is locally significant in the areas of Entertainment-Recreation and Architecture. The period of significance begins in 1930 when the properties were first used as a recreational retreat by St Louis industrialist Hugo Urbauer. It ends in 1948, the year of Urbauer's death and subsequent transfer of ownership, after which the property was converted for a different function.... The Urbauer district represents a broader pattern of recreational development in the rivers and lakes of the Ozarks region in the early 1930s. Still relatively intact and with sufficient integrity to suggest its historic period, the district is one of a dwindling number of rustic, early 20th century fishing and hunting clubs that once were prevalent in the Ozarks region. Urbauer, a prominent St Louis businessman who made a fortune in the heating industry, regularly visited the outdoor recreational facility with chauffeur-driven cars filled with members of his family and business associates - urbanites who came to enjoy the fishing and outdoor wilderness experience. Urbauer branched out into real estate, contributed to many service organizations, and left a significant educational endowment.... The properties are good local examples of rustic architecture, combining locally quarried stone and wood siding in a natural setting. Exposed rafter ends and other influences of the Craftsman Bungalow style are apparent. As a district, the properties are linked by their unevenly coursed rough stone walls, a system of stone retaining walls and other shared architectural features. - NRHP,22 September 2006