Van Doren Park Facilities – Bird City KS

City:
Bird City, KS

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Unknown

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration built facilities at Van Doren Park in Bird City, Kansas.

The park buildings were constructed with stone from Beaver Creek and the Kuhrt Ranch quarry.

 

 

 

Source notes

Rural Kansas Tourism | Bird City Exploration: Van Doren Park facilities (https://getruralkansas.com/Bird-City/108Explore/416.shtml), accessed December 2021.

 

 

Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on December 12, 2021.

Location Info


102 North Rich Ave
Bird City, KS 67731

Coordinates: 39.753776, -101.536176

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