Cedar Street Recreation Center
Cedar Street Recreation Center | |
Cedar Street Recreation Center, May 2013 | |
| 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°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1948-1952 |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 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, United States. 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-foot-by-91-foot, concrete-block main block with a 30-foot-by-91-foot 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (January 2003). "Cedar Street Recreation Center" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.