Community Building – Douglass KS

City:
Douglass, KS

Site Type:
Community Centers, Civic Facilities

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

Started:
1936

Completed:
1936

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the community building in Douglass, Kansas in 1936. A large stone in the front of the building identifies it as such.

The building was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Source notes

National Register of Historic Places nomination form, 1995.

Site originally submitted by Glenda Campbell on May 28, 2021.

Location Info


206 S Forrest St.
Douglass , KS 67039

Coordinates: 37.518091, -97.015948

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