Swenson Park Swimming Pool and Bathhouse – Spur TX

State:
TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Bathhouses

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1935

Completed:
1937

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a swimming pool and bathhouse in Swenson Park in Spur TX. The pool was built between 1935 and 1937 and closed in 2009. A WPA marker in front of the bathhouse reads: “Works Progress Administration  1935-1937.”

Source notes

WPA marker in front of bathhouse:
“Works Progress Administration
1935-1937”

Site originally submitted by Bambi Lynn Bush on May 5, 2019.

Location Info


Swenson Park
Spur, TX 79370
Dickens County

Coordinates: 33.483669415, -100.85267667196655

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One comment on “Swenson Park Swimming Pool and Bathhouse – Spur TX

  1. Does anyone know where the rock used on the bath house came from? I heard it came from a quarry in Spur that is no longer active. Love the rock!

    Thanks

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One comment on “Swenson Park Swimming Pool and Bathhouse – Spur TX

  1. Does anyone know where the rock used on the bath house came from? I heard it came from a quarry in Spur that is no longer active. Love the rock!

    Thanks

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