- City:
- Marfa, TX
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1942
- Designer:
- Frazer and Benner
Description
This WPA gymnasium was constructed in 1938-1942. It is a stand alone high school gymnasium constructed of adobe. It is approximately 6,000 sq. ft. Perimeter walls are 30 ft. high and are 20 inches thick. The building contains a reinforced cast in place concrete grandstand that seats approximately 270 adults. Showers and dressing/locker rooms are below the grandstands.
The style of architecture is reminiscent of Art Moderne. In 1983 operable steel sash windows were removed and filled in with cement masonry units. A metal hip roof was added on top of the existing roof in 1984.
The building was given Texas Historic Landmark status in 2010.
Source notes
The building still has mounted on the wall at the main entrance the Works Progress Administration 1938 - 1940 wall plaque. The project was completed in 1942.Site originally submitted by Mike Green on January 1, 2014.
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