- City:
- Kansas City, MO
- Site Type:
- Swimming Pools, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The swimming pool in Kansas City’s Swope Park was built in 1941-1942 as a Work Projects Administration (WPA) project, “sponsored by the City of Kansas City. James D. Marshall and M. Dwight Brown, architects and engineers, developed the plans for the pools and the building. Hare and Hare, landscape architects, designed the landscaping. The pool opened on July 30, 1942. Closed in 2003 for renovations, the pool reopened in 2004.”
Source notes
https://education.bluevalleyk12.org/BVLMC/KCHome/img/swope_park_brochure.pdf
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on March 13, 2013.
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