Two Buttes Gymnasium

Two Buttes Gymnasium

The property in 2015.
Location 5th and C Sts., Two Buttes, Colorado
Coordinates 37°33′36″N 102°23′55″W / 37.56000°N 102.39861°W / 37.56000; -102.39861Coordinates: 37°33′36″N 102°23′55″W / 37.56000°N 102.39861°W / 37.56000; -102.39861
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1935-37
Built by Works Progress Administration
Architectural style Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, WPA Rustic
MPS New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains MPS
NRHP Reference # 09001119[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 2009

The Two Buttes Gymnasium is an ashlar sandstone-walled 60-by-130-foot (18 m × 40 m) single-story gym building located at 5th and C Sts. in Two Buttes, Colorado. It was built during 1935–37 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in style that has been termed WPA Rustic architecture.[1][2]

The building has served as a sports facility and as a meeting hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

Its construction employed 36 persons, and used stone from eight separate local quarries.[2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Two Buttes Gymnasium". Colorado Preservation.
  3. "Two Buttes Gymnasium". Southeast Colorado. (includes photo) (Google-cached version)


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