Phillipsburg in Phillips County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Phillipsburg Community Building
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2021
1. Phillipsburg Community Building Marker
Works Progress
Administration
and
City of
Phillipsburg
A-D-1937
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 39° 45.436′ N, 99° 19.366′ W. Marker is in Phillipsburg, Kansas, in Phillips County. It is on F Street east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front/south entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 F Street, Phillipsburg KS 67661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:
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Regarding Phillipsburg Community Building. National Register of Historic Places #10000845.
Also see . . .
1. National Register of Historic Places Nomination.
The construction of the Phillipsburg Community Building in 1936 and 1937 employed about 150 area residents. It would consist of a large auditorium with bleachers, stage, dressing room, toilet and shower facilities, a library, and city hall office. The Phillipsburg Community Building was built of limestone from a local quarry using local labor. It exhibits the characteristics of these craftsmen and features a vernacular Collegiate Gothic architectural style.(Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Phillipsburg Community Building.
The local newspaper reported this project to be the biggest WPA project in the sixth district, involving an expenditure of $107,205, exclusive of the rock quarrying project to provide building stone. Local architect Owassa J. Jennings worked on the project, Dr. Guy Innes served(Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)as the project superintendent, and H.C. Townsend was the foreman. 74 men worked to quarry limestone in November of 1935 at the quarry south of Glade, Kansas. A crew of 58 men began excavating at the building site in February of 1936 and construction of the 9,200-plus square foot building began March 24, 1936. The community building was formally dedicated on Tuesday, October 26, 1937.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 20212. Phillipsburg Community Building Marker(marker is mounted on left side of front/south entrance)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 5, 2021
3. City of Phillipsburg Community Building (front/south elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
