Sayre City Park

United States historic place


Sayre City Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°16′28″N 99°38′43″W / 35.27444°N 99.64528°W / 35.27444; -99.64528
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1940 (1940)
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architect	Willis, J.N.
Architectural style	Pueblo Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000127^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 3, 2004

The Sayre City Park is a public park located along historic U.S. Route 66 on the south end of Sayre, Oklahoma. The park formally opened in 1940; however, the land had been owned by the city and used informally as a park for several years prior. The Works Progress Administration built the park's structures according to plans designed by J.N. Willis. The park's bathhouse and swimming pool, the dominant features of the park, have a Pueblo Revival design with ornamental vigas. Other park features include a miniature golf course, a gazebo, and tennis courts. The park attracted both locals and travelers on Route 66, who regularly camped in the park. A local business district also developed around the park, primarily to serve tourists.^[2]

The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 2004.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Cassity, Michael (December 9, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sayre City Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Accompanied by photos (PDF).