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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]] 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 center includes a gymnasium, meeting rooms, a kitchen, offices, rest rooms, and storage space. Three tennis courts were constructed alongside the building. | ||
The 12th community center constructed by the city, it 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?/p4017coll2,792 Council to get fund request for rec center]" (February 2, 1968) ''Birmingham News'' | |||
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,797 Center Dedicated at Inglenook]" (September 5, 1968) ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' | * "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,797 Center Dedicated at Inglenook]" (September 5, 1968) ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 28 August 2008
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 center includes a gymnasium, meeting rooms, a kitchen, offices, rest rooms, and storage space. Three tennis courts were constructed alongside the building.
The 12th community center constructed by the city, it 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) Birmingham News
- "Center Dedicated at Inglenook" (September 5, 1968) Birmingham Post-Herald