Will Rogers Memorial Center

Not to be confused with Will Rogers Memorial.
The tower and auditorium of the Will Rogers Memorial Center employ an Art Deco style.

The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) is an 85-acre (0.34 km2) public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas (USA). The complex is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers. The WRMC is the home of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. It is a popular location for the hosting of specialized livestock shows, including the annual World Exposition of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, the annual World Championship Paint Horse Show, and 3 major events of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) each year. It is also the former home of the Fort Worth Texans ice hockey team. Events at the WRMC attract over 2 million visitors annually. The complex contains the following facilities:

Will Rogers Coliseum Interior, 2016

The Memorial Center was built in 1936 and designed by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick, who employed the Moderne (Art Deco) style. Also in 1936 Amon G. Carter commissioned Electra Waggoner Biggs to create the statue Riding into the Sunset, a tribute to Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. Over a decade later, in 1947, the work was unveiled at the Center.[1] On March 22, 2016, the complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. Hendricks, Patricia D and Becky Duval Reese, ‘’A Century of Sculpture in Texas: 1889-1989’’, Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin, 1989 pp. 40-41
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Coordinates: 32°44′46″N 97°21′59″W / 32.74614°N 97.36631°W / 32.74614; -97.36631


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