Canyon in Randall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Buffalo Courts
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015
1. Buffalo Courts Marker
Inscription.
Buffalo Courts. . A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began in 1933 and used student labor, community donations, and state and federal funding. Limestone, petrified wood and other rock was quarried in Texas and New Mexico. The complex included a fieldhouse, athletic dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, stone walls and stadium bleachers. Much of the facility was later razed; only the two-story recreation hall completed in 1941 remains standing. The facility has a petrified wood exterior, large stone fireplaces and staircase, and a second-story hardwood dance floor. In the 1980s, the alumni association moved its headquarters here.,
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2007 , Marker is property of the State of Texas.
A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began in 1933 and used student labor, community donations, and state and federal funding. Limestone, petrified wood and other rock was quarried in Texas and New Mexico. The complex included a fieldhouse, athletic dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, stone walls and stadium bleachers. Much of the facility was later razed; only the two-story recreation hall completed in 1941 remains standing. The facility has a petrified wood exterior, large stone fireplaces and staircase, and a second-story hardwood dance floor. In the 1980s, the alumni association moved its headquarters here.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 2007
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13952.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 34° 59.01′ N, 101° 54.949′ W. Marker is in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County. It is on 25th Street south of Russell Long Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canyon TX 79015, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains, specifically on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Another marker is no longer nearby. J. Evetts Haley (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015
2. Buffalo Courts Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015
3. Buffalo Courts
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
