National Register Record for EL RENO MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL BATH HOUSE

Historic Name: EL RENO MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL BATH HOUSE
Current Name:
Address: 715 S MORRISON
City: EL RENO            County: CANADIAN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THIS SIMPLIFIED MISSION REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1935 USING FUNDS AND LABOR FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF AGENCY. THE BATHHOUSE AND POOL (SUBSEQUENTLY FILLED-IN) SERVED AS THE MAIN SUMMER RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR THE CITY OF EL RENO FOR MANY DECADES. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/16/00

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SPORTS FACILITY
Current Function: SPORTS FACILITY
Area of Significance 1: ENTERTAINMENT RECREATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: MISSION REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1935            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: BARKER, CAROLYN. COMP. "EL RENO CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS." CLIPPING BOOK. VERTICAL FILES. EL RENO PUBLIC LIBRARY; EL RENO AMERICAN. 1907,1916, 1933-35, 1937, 1944, 1951; EL RENO DEMOCRAT. 1909, 1929; EL RENO TRIBUNE. 1934-35, 1949, 1991
Date Prepared: OCT 1999