Farrington Field Facade
by Joan Carroll
Title
Farrington Field Facade
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
They just don't build them like they used to! This is Farrington Field, built in 1938-3, a 20,000 seat public school district stadium for football and track in Fort Worth TX. It was designed by Preston M. Geren. The facility is Art Deco/Classical Moderne styled and was named in memory of E.S. Farrington, a long time superintendent of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The west grandstand facade shown here features a monumental central bay. The columns are fluted and the capitals have stars on them. There are also panels that depict athletes. in the Classical Moderne style. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) jointly funded the $244,000 project. Millions of local students and their parents cherish memories of games and athletic competitions at Farrington Field. It is listed in Historic Fort Worth's most endangered list.
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May 12th, 2014
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