Dexter Gymnasium
Dexter Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located at Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri. It was built in 1939-1940 during the Great Depression on a block donated to the local school system, and shares the block with a school and library. It is a rectangular two-story, Art Deco-style, reinforced concrete and brick building. It measures 88 feet by 96 feet and has a gentle geodesic arch roof. "The fourteen "ziggurat"-styled support columns or buttresses, seven each along the north and south facades, with their incised vertical lines, are an excellent example of this Art Deco style."[2]:5
Dexter Gymnasium | |
 Dexter Gymnasium, April 2014 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Park Lane and Fannetta St., Dexter, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 36°47′25″N 89°57′50″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939-1940 |
| Architect | Sutterfield, J.L. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000839[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 2001 |
The school district built a new gymnasium in 1960, and this building was adapted for community use. In 1996 the school district donated the building and property to the city.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Leslie I. Booher (April 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dexter Gymnasium" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 4 photographs from 2001)
