City Pool – Mt. Carmel IL

City:
Mt. Carmel, IL

Site Type:
Swimming Pools, Parks and Recreation

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

Started:
1936

Completed:
1938

Designer:
W. W. Wells

Contractor:
R.T. Cook

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This beautiful circular pool was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938.

Source notes

Local newspapers, local museum, personal knowledge

Site originally submitted by Kevi Williams and Joni Neel Gill on July 14, 2023.

Location Info


Park Road and Pool Road
Mt. Carmel, IL 62863
Wabash County

Coordinates: 38.43330, -87.77873

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