Pawnee Municipal Swimming Pool and Bathhouse

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Pawnee Bathhouse
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Pawnee Bathhouse, west elevation
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LocationPawnee County, Oklahoma
Nearest city Pawnee, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°21′21″N96°48′19″W / 36.35583°N 96.80528°W / 36.35583; -96.80528 Coordinates: 36°21′21″N96°48′19″W / 36.35583°N 96.80528°W / 36.35583; -96.80528
Built1937
Built by Works Progress Administration, Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Architectural styleWPA Standardized Style
NRHP reference # 03000873 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 2003

The Pawnee Municipal Swimming Pool and Bathhouse were erected by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. The swimming pool, built in 1937, covers three acres. The Bathhouse was constructed in 1939 of native stone. The west side of the bathhouse is one-story and is typical of WPA-built buildings in the state, while the east side is two-story and more elaborate. [2]

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration (ERA) which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had created in 1933. FERA was established as a result of the Federal Emergency Relief Act and was replaced in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Works Progress Administration largest and most ambitious United States federal government New Deal agency

The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by Executive Order 7034. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. The four projects dedicated to these were: the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), the Historical Records Survey (HRS), the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), the Federal Music Project (FMP), and the Federal Art Project (FAP). In the Historical Records Survey, for instance, many former slaves in the South were interviewed; these documents are of great importance for American history. Theater and music groups toured throughout America, and gave more than 225,000 performances. Archaeological investigations under the WPA were influential in the rediscovery of pre-Columbian Native American cultures, and the development of professional archaeology in the US.

Pawnee Bathhouse, east side. Pawnee-bathouse.jpg
Pawnee Bathhouse, east side.


See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawnee County, Oklahoma Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Savage, Cynthia (2003). "Pawnee Municipal Swimming Pool and Bathhouse". National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Retrieved October 18, 2014.