- City:
- Kansas City, KS
- Site Type:
- Recreation Halls, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Wyandotte County Lake Park’s James P. Davis is one of numerous Works Progress Administration (WPA) structures constructed in the park. The structure was designed to complement its natural surroundings while resembling “lodges from the western national parks.”
Source notes
https://www.kshs.org/preserve/pdfs/wyandottelakepark_survey2009.pdf
Landscapes of Wyandotte County Lake Park, by Dave McDermott, 2022
Site originally submitted by Erin Morrison, Dave McDermott, and Evan Kalish on August 6, 2023.
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