Cedar Street Recreation Center
Cedar Street Recreation Center | |
Cedar Street Recreation Center, May 2013 | |
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Location | 822 Cedar St., New Bern, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°6′44″N 77°2′47″W / 35.11222°N 77.04639°WCoordinates: 35°6′44″N 77°2′47″W / 35.11222°N 77.04639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1948 | -1952
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
NRHP Reference # | 03000802[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 21, 2003 |
Cedar Street Recreation Center, also known as the Jasper G. Hayes Omega Center, is a historic community center building located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built between 1948 and 1952, and is located in a historically African-American section of New Bern. It consists of a one-story, 110 feet by 91 feet, concrete block main block with a 30 feet by 91 feet wing. The building is in the Modern style. It was initially used as a recreational center and basketball arena for the African- American youth of the community and later as a venue for neighborhood gatherings and social events.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Beth Keane (January 2003). "Cedar Street Recreation Center" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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