- City:
- Iola, KS
- Site Type:
- Armories, Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Community Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the gorgeous (original) Community Building at Riverside Park in Iola, Kansas. It is now known as the Iola Recreation Center & Little Theatre.
GetRuralKansas.com: “The community building was built by the WPA program for the national guard armory. By 1941, it was changed to a basketball court and a small theater which was used by the school system for many years, as well as clubs, organizations and citizens of the community. After the school district built their own gymnasium, the community building is being used for indoor exercising, pick up basketball, and an area that’s available for many uses.”
Source notes
https://www.getruralkansas.org/Iola/143Explore/1447.shtml (accessed Aug. 6, 2023)
http://getruralkansas.com/Iola/143Explore/1391.shtml (accessed Aug. 6, 2023)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 6, 2023.
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