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The '''Queen City Pool and Pool House''' (also known as the '''Queen City Pool''') is a historic bathhouse and swimming pool located in at the intersection of [[Jack Warner Parkway]] and [[Queen City Avenue]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]. The bathhouse and pool were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on [[September 9]], [[1992]], due to its architectural and historical significance. At present, the former pool house has been renovated and is in use as the [[Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum]].
The '''Queen City Pool and Pool House''' (also known as the '''Queen City Pool''') is a historic bathhouse and swimming pool located in at the intersection of [[Jack Warner Parkway]] and [[Queen City Avenue]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]. The bathhouse and pool were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on [[September 9]], [[1992]], due to its architectural and historical significance. At present, the former pool house has been renovated and is in use as the [[Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum]].


Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice [[Don Buel Schuyler]], the Queen City Pool served as the first public swimming pool in Tuscaloosa. Opening on [[May 18]], [[1943]], and costing $125,000 to complete, it was constructed as a Civil Works Administration/Works Project Administration relief project of the Great Depression. The site features a poured concrete bathhouse, a wading pool and an art deco fountain. The former swimming pool was filled in with dirt in June [[2005]].
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice [[Don Buel Schuyler]], the Queen City Pool served as the first public swimming pool in Tuscaloosa. Opening on [[May 18]], [[1943]], and costing $125,000 to complete, it was constructed as a [[Civil Works Administration]]/[[Works Project Administration]] relief project of the [[Great Depression]]. The site features a poured concrete bathhouse, a wading pool and an art deco fountain. The former swimming pool was filled in with dirt in June [[2005]].


Closed since [[1989]], in May 2005, it was announced the bathhouse would be converted into a transportation museum. This was possible after the [[Alabama Department of Transportation]] awarded the city a grant to convert the facility into a museum illustrating the history of transportation in Tuscaloosa. The financing for the project comes from a $1.94 million federal award that requires a 20 percent match by the city. The renovation designs for the facility were completed by the Eclectic Group, Inc. of Huntsville and [[Ward Scott Veron Architects]] of Tuscaloosa. The renovation into the museum should be complete in summer [[2011]].
Closed since [[1989]], in May 2005, it was announced the bathhouse would be converted into a transportation museum. This was possible after the [[Alabama Department of Transportation]] awarded the city a grant to convert the facility into a museum illustrating the history of transportation in Tuscaloosa. The financing for the project comes from a $1.94 million federal award that requires a 20 percent match by the city. The renovation designs for the facility were completed by the Eclectic Group, Inc. of Huntsville and [[Ward Scott Veron Architects]] of Tuscaloosa. The renovation into the museum should be complete in summer [[2011]].

Revision as of 23:44, 11 May 2011

Queen City Pool and Pool House in April 2003

The Queen City Pool and Pool House (also known as the Queen City Pool) is a historic bathhouse and swimming pool located in at the intersection of Jack Warner Parkway and Queen City Avenue in Tuscaloosa. The bathhouse and pool were added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1992, due to its architectural and historical significance. At present, the former pool house has been renovated and is in use as the Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum.

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice Don Buel Schuyler, the Queen City Pool served as the first public swimming pool in Tuscaloosa. Opening on May 18, 1943, and costing $125,000 to complete, it was constructed as a Civil Works Administration/Works Project Administration relief project of the Great Depression. The site features a poured concrete bathhouse, a wading pool and an art deco fountain. The former swimming pool was filled in with dirt in June 2005.

Closed since 1989, in May 2005, it was announced the bathhouse would be converted into a transportation museum. This was possible after the Alabama Department of Transportation awarded the city a grant to convert the facility into a museum illustrating the history of transportation in Tuscaloosa. The financing for the project comes from a $1.94 million federal award that requires a 20 percent match by the city. The renovation designs for the facility were completed by the Eclectic Group, Inc. of Huntsville and Ward Scott Veron Architects of Tuscaloosa. The renovation into the museum should be complete in summer 2011.

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