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Tandy Community Center

Coordinates: 38°39′42″N 90°14′13″W / 38.66167°N 90.23694°W / 38.66167; -90.23694 (Tandy Community Center)
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Tandy Community Center
Location4206 West Kennerly Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Coordinates38°39′42″N 90°14′13″W / 38.66167°N 90.23694°W / 38.66167; -90.23694 (Tandy Community Center)
Arealess than one acre
Built1938
ArchitectAlbert A. Osburg,
William C. E. Becker
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSThe Ville, St. Louis, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference No.99001160[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1999

The Tandy Community Center is a historic building dating from 1938, at 4206 West Kennerly Avenue in The Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.. It is also known as the Tandy Recreation Center and PWA Project No. 8483.[2][3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999.[2]

History

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The Tandy Community Center building was constructed in 1937 to 1938 near Tandy Park, under the funding and guidance of the Public Works Administration (PWA).[2] The neighborhood of The Ville is a center of many important African American institutions and history.[2]

The building was designed by architect Albert A. Osburg and engineer William C. E. Becker.[2] Osburg served as the chief of the Public Improvement Board for the city of St. Louis,[4] and also designed the nearby Homer G. Phillips Hospital.[5] It is an Art Deco-style building has a T-shaped plan with a buff brick exterior, decorative limestone and terracotta details.[2] The interior layout of the building has some Classical Revival design aspects.[2] Most of the stem of the "T" shape is a gymnasium space for sports, with community services at the far south end.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tandy Community Center". National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via NARA. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Tandy Park Recreation Center - St. Louis MO". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ^ O’Connor, Candace (2021-11-30). Climbing the Ladder, Chasing the Dream: The History of Homer G. Phillips Hospital. University of Missouri Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-8262-7465-6.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Homer G. Phillips Hospital". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. September 23, 1982.

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