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The '''Inglenook Community Center''' is a recreational center constructed at [[Inglenook Park]] in [[1968]] by the [[Birmingham Board of Parks and Recreation]]. The building was designed by [[Henry Sprott Long]] and constructed by the [[Southern Masonry Company]] at a cost of $120,000. | The '''Inglenook Community Center''' is a recreational center constructed at [[Inglenook Park]] in [[1968]]. It was the 12th such recreation center commissioned by the [[Birmingham Board of Parks and Recreation]], and replaced a frame house that had been repurposed as a community center since the park was first dedicated in [[1941]]. | ||
The new brick-clad building was designed by [[Henry Sprott Long]] and constructed by the [[Southern Masonry Company]] at a cost of $120,000. The center includes a gymnasium, meeting rooms, a kitchen, offices, rest rooms, and storage space. Three tennis courts were constructed alongside the building. | |||
The center was dedicated on [[September 4]], [[1968]] in a ceremony attended by Mayor [[George Seibels]] and council members [[Liston Corcoran]] and [[John Bryan]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,797 Center Dedicated at Inglenook]" (September 5, 1968) | * "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,792 Council to get fund request for rec center]" (February 2, 1968) {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | ||
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,797 Center Dedicated at Inglenook]" (September 5, 1968) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:1968 buildings]] | [[Category:1968 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Inglenook Park]] | [[Category:Inglenook Park]] | ||
[[Category:Henry Sprott Long buildings]] | [[Category:Henry Sprott Long buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Tennis courts]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:38, 31 May 2017
The Inglenook Community Center is a recreational center constructed at Inglenook Park in 1968. It was the 12th such recreation center commissioned by the Birmingham Board of Parks and Recreation, and replaced a frame house that had been repurposed as a community center since the park was first dedicated in 1941.
The new brick-clad building was designed by Henry Sprott Long and constructed by the Southern Masonry Company at a cost of $120,000. The center includes a gymnasium, meeting rooms, a kitchen, offices, rest rooms, and storage space. Three tennis courts were constructed alongside the building.
The center was dedicated on September 4, 1968 in a ceremony attended by Mayor George Seibels and council members Liston Corcoran and John Bryan.
References
- "Council to get fund request for rec center" (February 2, 1968) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- "Center Dedicated at Inglenook" (September 5, 1968) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections