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A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began in 1933 and used student labor, community donations, and state and federal funding. Limestone, petrified wood and other rock was quarried in Texas and New Mexico. The complex included a fieldhouse, athletic dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, stone walls and stadium bleachers. Much of the facility was later razed; only the two-story recreation hall completed in 1941 remains standing. The facility has a petrified wood exterior, large stone fireplaces and staircase, and a second-story hardwood dance floor. In the 1980s, the alumni association moved its headquarters here.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2007
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Details
| HM Number | HM1PY5 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 13952 |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, December 11th, 2015 at 9:02pm PST -08:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] AMBER BUSTOS
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 233833 N 3875098 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.98350000, -101.91581667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 59.01', W 101° 54.949' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 59' 0.6" N, 101° 54' 56.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 806 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 25th St, Canyon TX 79016, US |
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