Post Theater – Fort Leavenworth KS

City:
Fort Leavenworth, KS

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Civic Facilities, Auditoriums and Arenas

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

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Among the numerous projects conducted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) at Fort Leavenworth was the construction of a theater. The project, sponsored by the Commanding Officer of Fort Leavenworth, cost $25,000. WPA Project No. 713-2-26

Source notes

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-57).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 24, 2023.

Location Info


375 Grant Ave.
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027

Coordinates: 39.350366, -94.919137

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