- City:
- Stephenville, TX
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Auditoriums and Arenas
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designer:
- Wyatt C. Hedrick - Architect & Engineer
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration built the Recreation Center in Stephenville between 1936-1939. The two story white rock building has basketball courts and a stage. A metal plaque on the front notes the date 1938-1939, while a marble cornerstone has the date 1936-1938.
Source notes
WPA cornerstone and plaque
Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on October 25, 2017.
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