Location: Banneker Community Center

Banneker Community Center – Bloomington IN

Banneker Center front

Originally (1915) school for African American children, the Banneker Community Center – Bloomington IN was used for Works Progress Administration (WPA) after-school and recreation programs. The sidewalk and retaining wall around the building was built by the WPA in 1938.

Banneker Community Center Gymnasium – Bloomington IN

Banneker Community Center Gymnasium

The National Youth Administration built the Banneker Community Center Gymnasium in Bloomington IN. The gymnasium is now part of a Bloomington Parks and Recreation community center, in what was originally a segregated school, built in 1915, for African-American children.