- City:
- Jackson, MS
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Zoos
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed buildings at the Jackson Zoological park in Mississippi. Several newer buildings are attributed to the WPA by some sources; however, the only ones documented WPA structures are the zoo’s former rhinoceros house, old concession stand, and old restrooms.
Source notes
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Historic Resources Inventory database. Retrieved from https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?view=architectural and https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?view=architectural and https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?view=architecturalSite originally submitted by Susan Allen on January 3, 2015.
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