Kilgore, TX, United States
Kilgore College Administration Building. In response to the East Texas oil field boom, yet in the midst of the Great Depression, Kilgore residents voted to support the establishment of a junior college in 1935. Classes were held in the high school until this building was completed in 1936 with finan
cial aid from the Public Works Administration. Designed by the San Antonio firm of Phelps & Dewees, the Kilgore College administration building remains a good example of art moderne architecture. Reco
Listen to the audio guide for Henry Truman Phelps black plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off