- City:
- Lumberton, NC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Gymnasiums, Auditoriums and Arenas, Armories
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Originally constructed as the Lumberton City Armory-Auditorium, what is now the Bill Sapp Recreation Center was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.).
Postcard: “The Lumberton City Armory-Auditorium is one of the most handsome and best equipped buildings of its kind in North Carolina. It is the home of the famous Lumberton Coast Artillery Company and the war-time organization Home Guards.”
Source notes
Postcard: https://www.cardcow.com/152282/armory-auditorium-lumberton/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 3, 2016.
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