- Mohave Union High School Gymnasium
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Mohave Union High School Gymnasium
Location: 301 First Street
Kingman, ArizonaCoordinates: 35°11′29″N 114°3′27″W / 35.19139°N 114.0575°WCoordinates: 35°11′29″N 114°3′27″W / 35.19139°N 114.0575°W Built: 1936 Architect: J. Harve Kester; P. W. Womack Architectural style: Moderne Governing body: Local MPS: Kingman MRA NRHP Reference#: 86001142[1] Added to NRHP: May 14, 1986 The Mohave Union High School Gymnasium is located at 301 First Street in Kingman, Arizona. The gym was built in 1936 in the Moderne design. P. W. Womack was the contractor from Phoenix and J. Harve Kester was the WPA Inspector. The gym was built by WPA (Works Progress Administration) funds for $50,000, part of the Federal Government Construction Program in the 1930’s. It is one of three Moderne building built in Kingman. It has been part the high school, mainly used as the Girls Gym. In 1994 the gym became the home of Boys and Girls Club of Kingman. The gym is on the National Register of Historic Places and the number is 86001142.
Kingman High School (the former Mohave Union) moved to a new campus in 1993. The old campus on this site was vacated by the high school in 2006 then used as a middle school for several years. It is currently being retrofitted into a new high school for Kingman, Lee Williams High School.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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