Buffalo Courts
N 34° 58.998 W 101° 54.952
14S E 233829 N 3875077
The Buffalo Courts, once student housing that has been converted into the West Texas A&M Alumni Center, sports a state historic marker
Waymark Code: WM10TYR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2019
Views: 10
The Buffalo Courts building is one of the coolest buildings in campus in our opinion. Made by students in the 1930s with local materials, the Buffalo Courts served as a student recreation center for five decades. Now it is home to the WTA&M Alumni Center.
Buffalo Courts is located along 25th street near the bell tower on campus.
Marker Number: 13952
Marker Text:
A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began in 1933 and used student labor, community donations, and state and federal funding. Limestone, petrified wood and other rock was quarried in Texas and New Mexico. The complex included a fieldhouse, athletic dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, stone walls and stadium bleachers. Much of the facility was later razed; only the two-story recreation hall completed in 1941 remains standing. The facility has a petrified wood exterior, large stone fireplaces and staircase, and a second-story hardwood dance floor. In the 1980s, the alumni association moved its headquarters here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2007 Marker is property of the state of Texas
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