Boca Grande Community Center - Gasparilla Island, FL
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crackergals
N 26° 44.797 W 082° 15.716
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The Boca Grande Community Center is a complex of three contributing buildings: the Boca Grande School, the Boca Grande School Teacherage, and the Boca Grande Community House.
Waymark Code: WM6CW7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2009
Views: 12
Designed by Fort Myers architect N. Gaillard Walker, the Community Center was built by Boca Grande residents as the Island School and was completed in 1929. For 35 years the classrooms were filled with students aged 5 to 18. With declining enrollment the school was closed in 1963. Island children are now bussed to schools on the nearby mainland in Charlotte County. In 1975, through the cooperative efforts of Lee County, the Boca Grande Woman's Club, and the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association, the school was converted into The Community Center.
The Community Center is one of the few brick structures in Boca Grande.
Summer Hours: (April through October) Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Season Hours: (November through March) Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Street address:
131 First Street West
Boca Grande, FL USA
33921
County / Borough / Parish: Lee County
Year listed: 1995
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Education, Social
Current function: Social
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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