- City:
- Claremont, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Tennis Courts, Recreation Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a clubhouse and tennis court at Mallows Park in Claremont, CA. The club house survives in near original condition; the tennis court has been updated over the years.
Source notes
Kathryn Dunn, "What’s in a name? Stories behind our parks and buildings," Claremont Courrier, May 1, 2014 (accessed Mar. 30, 2023).
"Mallows Park," The Historical Marker Database (accessed Mar. 30, 2023)
Site originally submitted by Douglass Halvorsen on May 16, 2020.
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