Kerr Community Center - Bastrop, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 30° 06.509 W 097° 18.710
14R E 662654 N 3332008
Building is still used as a community center.
Waymark Code: WM1646Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2022
Views: 2
National Register Survey Card"Two-story frame, narrow rectangular building with entrance (south) in gabled end. South facade has central double door flanked by a 4/4 light window on each side. Two windows on second floor correspond with those on first floor.
Small porch over entrance, exterior chimney on west and outside stairway on east. Built in 1914 by Beverly and Lula Kerr as a Community center for blacks. Houses social activities and lodge meetings. USO center in World War II. Important social history of blacks in Bastrop."
Street address:
1308 Walnut Street
Bastrop, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Bastrop County
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Social
Current function: Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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