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Description
The Stone Castle (Bristol Municipal Stadium) at Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tennessee was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds between 1934 and 1936. Limestome for the stadium was locally quarried for Bristol’s flood control project, undertaken by the Civil Works Administration (CWA). The stadium, designed by architect R. V. Arnold, seats 6,000.
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Castle stadium exterior wall
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Castle stadium exterior walls
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Entrance Castle stadium
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Interior of stadium 4
Source notes
"The Tennessee-Virginia Tri-cities: Urbanization in Appalachia, 1900-1950," by Tom Lee (pg. 174).
Carroll Van West, 2001. Tennesssee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guide Book. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 124-126
Sam Witcher, 1987. Nomination form for National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
http://www2.btcs.org/ths/StudentLife/castle/index.htm
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 14, 2015.
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