Buffalo Courts Alumni Center (Canyon, Texas)

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Buffalo Courts has been home to the WTAMU Alumni Association for several years, but the rock and limestone structure first served as a dormitory for WT athletes.

In the early 1930’s, WT Coach Al Baggett and Canyon Mayor C.H. Jarrett, pharmacist and president of the Canyon Athletics Clubs, came up with the idea for an athletic dormitory. Funds were raised and student athletes were hired to help build the facility. Construction began in 1934 and Buffalo Courts opened in 1935 as the state’s first dormitory for athletes.

The 2-story recreational hall is the only part of the original structure still standing. A major renovation in the 1980s made it a beautiful, historic home for the Alumni Association. The Randall County Historical Commission dedicated an official state historical marker at the facility in October 2007.