- City:
- Covington, KY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters and Bandshells
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1939
Description
Devou Park Band Shell was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), as part of a $97,251 grant to the city for park improvements. The band shell was completed in the summer of 1939.
“The Devou Park band shell was built as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the Great Depression and opened in 1939 to enthusiastic crowds. It continues to host great events and is home to the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Concert Series.”
Source notes
"The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky," edited by Paul A. Tenkotte, James C. Claypool (pg. 267) https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0eBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA420 https://www.covingtonky.gov/visitors/parks/devou-parkSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 15, 2017.
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