| Address: | Bess Rogers Drive, Clinton, Oklahoma | County: | Custer |
| Started: | Completed: | 1936, 1941 | |
| Agencies: | FERA, WPA, CCC | NRHP: | September 2, 2004 |
Current Usage:
City Park
Description:
National Achieves record states:
Constructed as the result of efforts by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, and the Works Progress Administration between 1934 and 1937, McLain Rogers Park is a city park surrounded on three sides by residential areas and on the east by scattered commercial development. It holds varied recreational facilities that appealed in the 1930s and 1940s to local residents. The park consists of about twelve acres on a naturally undulating landscape between Tenth Street (on the east) and Thirteenth Street (on the west). Jaycee Lane forms the south border and Opal Avenue defines the north limit of the park, although the street does not go completely through to Tenth. The modern swimming pool, added in 1987, is north of the original park boundary. Landscaped in the 1930s, mature hardwoods are often arranged in straight rows and conifers partially encircle the amphitheater. A paved street, Bess Rogers Drive, gently meanders through the park from the grand Art Deco gate on Tenth to the matching gate posts on Opal at Twelfth, separating as it does so the north portion of the park from the rest. The north section includes the tennis courts, children’s playground, volleyball court and bleachers, and bathhouse. The area south and west of the drive includes the baseball field and stands, a pavilion, a restroom, the stone amphitheater, the miniature golf course, and the Highway Patrol building. Scattered throughout the west and south portion are numerous picnic areas with tables and fire pits. With the exception of specific features noted below, the prk maintains integrity of location, appearance, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association dating to the overall landscape plan prepared in the 1930s.
East Gate
Tennis Courts
Children’s Playground
Volleyball Court and Bleachers
Wading Pool/Play Area
Bathhouse and Annex
Concession Stand
North Gate
Bess Rogers Drive and Stone Bridge
Pavilion
Picnic Tables and Drinking Fountains
Baseball Stadium
Ampitheater and Band Stand
Stone Drainage Ditch
Miniature Golf Course
Highway Patrol Building
This structure is the most impressive feature of the park which is called Mclain-Rogers park. The bleacher seats are arranged in tiers and spread out into a fan shaped theater. The stage is surrounded by a half dome.
WPA Appropriation: $2,187.
Public Restrooms
The alterations to the property have been severe enough to disqualify the site for further study. Previous to girl scout occupancy, the building served as the office for the highway patrol.
WPA Appropriation: $3,739.
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