Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Queen City Park

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

1. Queen City Park Marker

Inscription. In 1926, the City of Tuscaloosa purchased a 31-acre tract of land that would become Queen City Park. Amenities were added utilizing funds from President Roosevelt's Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Works Project Administration (WPA). Some of the structures were constructed with stones quarried from the banks of the Black Warrior River. These include a wall and gate at the top of the hill, gazebo, barbecue pit, bench, steps. bridge, and a stone and brick-lined nature trail. One of Tuscaloosa's first softball fields was built in 1937 at the present site of the library. Horse shows were held at the park in the late 1930s. A grand pool, bathhouse, fountain, and bleachers designed by architect Don Buel Schuyler, a student of world renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, were dedicated May 18, 1943. The art deco and art modern styles were popular from the 1920s to the early 1940s. This project was funded by the David Warner Foundation in memory of David Warner Jr. (1916-1931) and WPA funds. The pool closed in the late 1980s. The pool complex and other park structures were placed on the National Register of Historic Places

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in 1992.

Erected by Alabama Tourism Department • City of Tuscaloosa.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department, the Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 33° 12.906′ N, 87° 33.805′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It can be reached from Queen City Avenue east of Jack Warner Parkway, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front of the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

2. Queen City Park Marker

the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Queen City Park Softball Field (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Evolution of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (about 600 feet away); Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (about 800 feet away); University Club (approx. ¼ mile away); Tuscaloosa City Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Margaret M. DuPont (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Civil War Years: 1861-1865 (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Capital Years: 1825-1847 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Also see . . . Queen City Pool and Pool House (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the complex, which has since been transformed into the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Former Queen City Pool House image. Click for full size.

Gene A. Ford from National Register of Historic Places nomination via National Archives (Public Domain), November 1, 1990

3. Former Queen City Pool House

The Art Moderne-style pool house, designed by Don Buel Schuyler, opened in May 1943.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 976 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.