Jefferson City Community Center

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Jefferson City Community Center
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Location 608 E. Dunklin St., Jefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates 38°34′4″N92°10′12″W / 38.56778°N 92.17000°W / 38.56778; -92.17000 Coordinates: 38°34′4″N92°10′12″W / 38.56778°N 92.17000°W / 38.56778; -92.17000
Area less than one acre
Built 1942 (1942)
Architect Cooper, Rolland; Diggs, Duke
NRHP reference # 92000503 [1]
Added to NRHP May 14, 1992

Jefferson City Community Center, also known as Duke Diggs Community Center, is a historic African-American community centre located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It was built in 1942, and is a one-story, "T"-plan, stone building. [2] :5

Community centre public location where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes

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Jefferson City, Missouri Capital of Missouri

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Susan K. Appel (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson City Community Center" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01. (includes five photos from 1991)