Wilson High School Gymnasium
Wilson High School Gymnasium | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | Main & Lee Sts. Wilson, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°33′53″N 90°3′3″W / 35.56472°N 90.05083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1948 |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 15000286[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 27, 2015 |
The Wilson High School Gymnasium is a historic school athletic facility at Main and Lee Streets in Wilson, Arkansas. Built in 1948 and used until the early 2000's, this large single-story Art Deco brick building is a remarkably well-preserved facility (despite having sat largely vacant and unused for the last several years), with original floors, bleachers, and equipment such as basketball hoops and scoreboards. In its early years the facility hosted state basketball tournaments due to it size and functionality. The gymnasium floor was also rigged with floor mounts for boxing ring posts. Boxing was a very popular sport in Mississippi County from the 1940's to the 1970's. The indoor swimming pool at the rear of the building retains original tile work.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Wilson High School Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Art Deco architecture in Arkansas
- Sports venues completed in 1948
- National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi County, Arkansas
- 1948 establishments in Arkansas
- Education in Mississippi County, Arkansas
- School buildings completed in 1948
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Gyms in the United States
- Wilson, Arkansas
- Upper Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs