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 Rogers, Will, Memorial Center - Fort Worth, TX Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 32° 44.802 W 097° 21.978
14S E 653057 N 3624386
The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) is a public entertainment, sports and livestock complex in Fort Worth's Cultural District. The complex is the home of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
Waymark Code: WMQW8Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
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The Will Rogers Memorial Center is a multipurpose entertainment complex in Fort Worth, Texas, established in 1936 in commemoration of the Texas Centennial. The nominated portion of the complex includes the north central portion of the property containing the interconnected tower, auditorium and coliseum, as well as two historic ticket booths, and associated landscape features. The center is the crowning achievement of an architectural partnership between Wyatt Hedrick with Herman Koeppe, and the Art Deco main building features the iconic Pioneer Tower flanked by a domed coliseum to the east and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 2,856 to the west. The center stands as one of the most exuberant and significant examples of Art Deco design in the city and state.
--From the Nomination Form.
More info is available from the September/October 2010 issue of the Medallion (published by the Texas Historical Commission).
Street address:
3401 W. Lancaster Ave.
Fort Worth, TX United States
76107-3045
County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County
Year listed: 2016
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Periods of significance: 1936
Historic function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: auditorium, sports facility
Current function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: auditorium, sports facility
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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