Area less than one acre Architectural style Modern Movement Added to NRHP 21 August 2003 | Built 1948 (1948)-1952 NRHP Reference # 03000802 | |
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Location 822 Cedar St., New Bern, North Carolina | ||
Cedar Street Recreation Center, also known as the Jasper G. Hayes Omega Center, is a historic community center building located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built between 1948 and 1952, and is located in a historically African-American section of New Bern. It consists of a one-story, 110 feet by 91 feet, concrete block main block with a 30 feet by 91 feet wing. The building is in the Modern style. It was initially used as a recreational center and basketball arena for the African- American youth of the community and later as a venue for neighborhood gatherings and social events.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
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