National Register of Historic Places

Fayette City Park Swimming Pool

Fayette, Howard County, Missouri
Listed
April 14, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000457

About this property

Fayette City Park Swimming Pool, also known as the Fayette WPA Pool and WWI Memorial, is a historic swimming pool located at Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. It was built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration funded project. The pool building is a roughly egg shaped, one-story Art Deco structure with a rectangular two-story entrance hall on the north. The building has two-toned brick walls and a concrete foundation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The Fayette City Park Swimming Pool is one of several above-ground swimming pools designed by architect Wesley Bintz between 1919 and the 1950s. Headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, Bintz patented his iconic "Bintz Pool," which boasted efficiency and cost-effectiveness through the use of the "ovoid" shape and the above-ground design. While there were once about 135 "Bintz" swimming pools throughout the United States, today there are approximately 16 still standing, with even fewer still operating as swimming pools.

Location

Fayette, Howard County, Missouri
39.15194, -92.69512

Categories

ARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

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When was Fayette City Park Swimming Pool listed on the National Register?

Fayette City Park Swimming Pool was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Fayette City Park Swimming Pool?

Fayette City Park Swimming Pool is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fayette City Park Swimming Pool?

The period of significance for Fayette City Park Swimming Pool is recorded as the industrial era.

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