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Community Center – Evansville IN

Project type: Civic Facilities, Community Centers
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Description

The community center, which has since been torn down, was constructed with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Source notes

WPA Related Resources Available at IUB Wells Library - WPA in Indiana: "Caudell, Marcia, Deborah Jones, Ben Jessup and Marti Reeser. "WPA Library Projects in Indiana." Indiana Libraries, Volume 20, Number 1, 2001. 7-14."

Project originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on August 27, 2015.

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Location Info

First Avenue and Franklin St.
Evansville, IN 47711

Coordinates: 37.980273, -87.575065

One comment on “Community Center – Evansville IN”

  1. Joe Engler October 6, 2020

    The old Crescent Furniture later served as the WPA headquarters More info and pictures http://www.historicevansville.com/site.php?id=crescentfurniture

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