Built 1936 NRHP Reference # 09000030 Architectural style Streamline Moderne | Built by Suit, Charles W. Opened 1936 Added to NRHP 17 February 2009 | |
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MPS New Deal-Era Resources of Kansas MPS | ||
The Fowler Swimming Pool and Bathhouse, located at 308 E. 6th in Fowler, Kansas, was built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal work program. It includes an oval pool and a bathhouse designed in Moderne style architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The listing included the pool and bathhouse as contributing elements and a restroom building as a non-contributing building.
It was deemed significant as an example of a New Deal-era program providing social and recreational resources. It was one of 40 swimming pools facilities in Kansas that was built or improved by the Works Progress Administration.
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