- City:
- Abilene, KS
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters and Bandshells, Landscaping and Tree Planting
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Description
“The existing bandshell was constructed in 1992 to replace and earlier building constructed in 1934. The City received CWA funds to construct the original bandshell adjacent to the stadium in the fairgrounds park. It burned in 1992 and was replaced by the existing concrete block building in 1998.
The contributing landscaping consists of the grassy lawn in front of the stage and dense linear segments of deciduous shrubs that follows the curve of the road between Eisenhower Park Road and Pine Street. It is unclear whether this landscaping was part of the CWA project that funded construction of the bandshell or if it was part of me general park landscaping completed with KERC and WPA funds a few years later.”
Source notes
https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=ec797ba2-20a7-43ca-9b41-243d5c546f5eSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 15, 2017.
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