Goerke Park Grandstand – Stevens Point WI

City:
Stevens Point, WI

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields

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

Started:
1938

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This stone and concrete grandstand was constructed by local Stevens Point workers in 1938 with money from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide a venue for viewing football games. It is located in Goerke Park, a 26-acre sports park located near P.J. Jacobs High School, also built by WPA workers. It is still in use today.

Source notes

Contributor's site visit. https://www.stevenspointarea.com/spdetails.cfm?listingID=766 https://www.stevenspointarea.com/spdetails.cfm?listingID=766

Site originally submitted by Sheila Collins on December 11, 2015.

Location Info


11 Minnesota Ave.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481
Portage County

Location notes: Goerke Park is located behind the P.J. Jacobs Junior High School and near the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.

Coordinates: 44.513745, -89.559591

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