Address:401 N Bell Ave Shawnee, OKCounty:Pottawatomie
Started:Completed:1936
Agencies:WPANRHP:No

Current Usage

Municipal Auditorium

Description

Large brick building covering half a city block was built in 1936 (plaque on cornerstone) by the WPA with a grant of $61,363 and a municipal bond issue of $75,000. Use over the years for everything such as dances, conventions, sporting events, concerts, etc.

The high-ceiling, gymnasium-like auditorium has concrete bleachers along three sides and a full stage on the north end. The two building wings have offices and are the home of the Shawnee Senior Center and the Shawnee Economic Development organization (COEDD).[2]

Sources

  1. Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory Database
  2. The Living New Deal
  3. Waymarking.com
  4. Guide to the Sooner State, WPA writer’s project.
  5. Photo, Gateway to Oklahoma History
  6. OSU David Baird Collection

Supporting Documents

Photos

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