The Lions Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse and Putting Green
Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and recreation
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Started: 1937
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Description
Lions Municipal Golf Course was constructed in 1924 for the Lions Club and has been operated by the City of Austin, Texas since 1937. The course was Austin’s first public golf course and is historically notable for being the first golf course south of the Mason-Dixon Line to racially integrate.
The Works Progress Administration approved a project for the installation of a sprinkling system on the greens and fairways of the golf course and other general improvements to the grounds. The project involved the expenditure of $9,538.70 of federal funds and $11,539.00 of city funds.
Source notes
http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=118410 http://www.savemuny.com/uploads/4/2/5/2/4252242/history_of_lions_municipal.pdf
Project originally submitted by Larry Moore on February 8, 2015.
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