Bergfeld Park Improvements – Tyler TX

City:
Tyler, TX

Site Type:
Auditoriums and Arenas, Civic Facilities, Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Amphitheaters and Bandshells, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Sanitation and Water Disposal

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1936

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

In 1913 the City of Tyler purchased the land for Bergfeld Park. Starting in 1936, the Works Progress Administration made improvements to the park including a stone amphitheater, rock culverts, and a rock lined creek, restrooms, and tennis courts.

The city renovated the amphitheater in 2017 with a new stage and seating arrangement.

Source notes

Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas, p. 62,
(https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/64500654/64500654.pdf), accessed July 2019.

Tyler Morning Telegraph,
(https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/bergfeld-amphitheater-plans-include-shaded-grassy-areas-and-improved-accessibility/article_0f61f671-9df5-5ae6-8bc1-116438245ba2.html), accessed July 2019.

Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on July 6, 2019.

Location Info


1510 S College Ave
Tyler, TX Smith County

Coordinates: 32.3329123, -95.30176369999998

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