- City:
- Clovis, NM
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Golf Courses, Swimming Pools, Zoos, Picnic and Other Facilities, Gardens and Nurseries, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Playgrounds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“In Clovis, the Curry County Court House is listed as one of the buildings built in 1936. Twila Ky Rutter, Grant Facilitator and Procurement Clerk, unable to locate a photograph of the building as it was originally, referred me to Don McAlavy, a local historian. He didn’t have the photo I was chasing but he gave me other valuable information: i.e., the sunken garden and the arch over Hillcrest Park as WPA projects. The City provided materials, much of which were found in the area, and WPA provided manpower. There are other evidences of WPA work in Clovis but remodeling and other uses have obscured them.”
-Phyllis Banks
Source notes
Banks, Phyllis Eileen. "WPA projects in Southern New Mexico windows to our past," 2003.Contribute to this Site
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Michael Goodman
I remember visiting this park many times from 1955 to 1960. It was huge, with towering trees and expansive lawns. I was too young then to know anything about its WPA history, but as part of my family history, it was the scene of many family reunion picnics. We all loved the sunken rose gardens where we kids played tag running up and down along the terraces. I was shocked and saddened to see how the great park has been truncated over the years when I again visited Clovis ten years ago.