- City:
- Houston, TX
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Robertson Stadium was “constructed as a joint project between HISD and the Works Progress Administration by the Fretz Construction Company.”
Originally Named Public School Stadium it was completes in 1942. Houston Independent School District renamed the stadium Jeppesen Stadium. In the 1970’s the stadium was renamed Robertson Stadium after being aquired by the University of Houston. It was home to many University of Houston, Texass Southern, and Houston Independents School District events until it was demolished in 2012.
Source notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Stadium
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 31, 2018.
Additional contributions by Michael Foster.
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