Tandy Community Center
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The Tandy Community Center is a historic building dating from 1938, at 4206 West Kennerly Avenue in The Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.. It is also known as the Tandy Recreation Center and PWA Project No. 8483. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. The Tandy Community Center building was constructed in 1937 to 1938 near Tandy Park, under the funding and guidance of the Public Works Administration (PWA). The neighborhood of The Ville is a center of many important African American institutions and history. The building was designed by architect Albert A. Osburg and engineer William C. E. Becker. Osburg served as the chief of the Public Improvement Board for the city of St. Louis, and also designed the nearby Homer G. Phillips Hospital. It is an Art Deco-style building has a T-shaped plan with a buff brick exterior, decorative limestone and terracotta details. The interior layout of the building has some Classical Revival design aspects. Most of the stem of the "T" shape is a gymnasium space for sports, with community services at the far south end. National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis north and west of downtown This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.
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When was Tandy Community Center listed on the National Register?
Tandy Community Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1999.
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Tandy Community Center is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Tandy Community Center is recorded as the industrial era.
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