Kilgore College Admin Office - 1936 - Kilgore, TX
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N 32° 22.698 W 094° 52.189
15S E 324102 N 3583905
Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture.
Waymark Code: WM1074E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2019
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Historical Marker:
In response to the East Texas oil field boom, yet in the midst of the Great Depression, Kilgore residents voted to support the establishment of a junior college in 1935. Classes were held in the high school until this building was completed in 1936 with financial aid from the Public Works Administration.
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1936
Full Inscription (unless noted above):
KILGORE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT / BOARD OF EDUCATION / J.T. CRIM PRES. / J.A. MATTHEWS VICE PRES. / O.G. CHANDLER SEC. / S.S LAIRD / KELLY DICKSON / J.W. RUSSELL / J.S. MOMON / A.G. MORTON / W.L. DODSON PRES. OF COLLEGE / PHELPS & DEWEES ARCHITECTS / MATTHEWS & KENAN ENG'RS / HILL & COMBS CONTRACTORS / ERECTED 1936
Website (if available): Not listed
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