Willow Creek Park (Lamar, Colorado) | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic public park listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Built: 1933-1938
- Architectural style: Rustic
- Areas of significance: Social History; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
- Area: 26.2 acres
- Date added to NRHP: 8/7/2007
- Other designations: U.S. Historic District; part of the "New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains" Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

This public park was developed by three New Deal-era depression relief programs: the Civil Works Administration, the Works Progress Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. These programs were initiated to provide work to unemployed people struggling to make ends meet during the Great Depression.

NRHP #07000789