Yegua Center at Somerville ISD
616 8th Street, Somerville, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1940
EST. 1940
1938
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Yegua Center at Somerville ISD.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Yegua Center at Somerville ISD
Built by the Works Progress Administration for the Somerville Independent School District, the rustic stone gymnasium was proposed in 1938 and completed in 1940 using native stone quarried from nearby Yegua Creek by local workers. It housed a gymnasium, auditorium stage, locker rooms, and lecture rooms. It was renamed the Yegua Center in 1987.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Yegua Center at Somerville ISD
As the Somerville Independent School District (SISD) emerged from the Great Depression, the school board filed a Works Progress Administration project proposal on October 3, 1938, to build a gymnasium. The proposal was accepted and construction on the gymnasium began. Local skilled and unskilled workers quarried native stone from the nearby Yegua Creek. The rustic structure was completed on July 2, 1940, and housed a gymnasium, auditorium stage, locker rooms and lecture rooms. In 1987, the gymnasium became known as the Yegua Center. Repairs were made in 1988 and the building has been in continuous use for SISD school and community activities. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5507018442
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