Kilgore in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kilgore College Administration Building

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 17, 2025

1. Kilgore College Administration Building Marker

Inscription. In response to the East Texas oil field boom, yet in the midst of the Great Depression, Kilgore residents voted to support the establishment of a junior college in 1935. Classes were held in the high school until this building was completed in 1936 with financial aid from the Public Works Administration. Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9968.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 32° 22.696′ N, 94° 52.193′ W. Marker is in Kilgore, Texas, in Gregg County. It is at the intersection of South Henderson Boulevard (Business U.S. 259) and Nolen Street, on the right when traveling south on South Henderson Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 South Henderson Boulevard, Kilgore TX 75662, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: East Texas Oil Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The New Deal Era in Kilgore

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Allis-Chalmers Pumps (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Kilgore (approx. half a mile away); St. Luke's United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Site of Alexander Institute (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kilgore National Bank Building (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilgore.

Also see . . . Kilgore College - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on February 22, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

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Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 17, 2025

2. Kilgore College Administration Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.