Title: Senior Center dedication - 1989
Description: The original Huachuca Senior Center was located in the community center at 201 Yuma in lower Huachuca City.
When the library got its own building in 1979, the senior center was moved into that building on Gonzales.
Then in 1989, an Arizona Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant was awarded for the construction of the building at 504 Gonzales where the senior center is currently located. The grant was for $197,000 which the town combined with $152,500 in other funds to construct a 2,100 square foot center with a kitchen, accessible bathrooms, and a paved parking lot. The grand opening for this facility was held on March 24, 1989 and took place under the leadership of Mayor Carole Vaughn.
The center offers seniors in town meals and other social and recreational services.
The senior center discontinued operations for nine months in 2019 when management was transferred from an outside group to the town and then again in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the library got its own building in 1979, the senior center was moved into that building on Gonzales.
Then in 1989, an Arizona Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant was awarded for the construction of the building at 504 Gonzales where the senior center is currently located. The grant was for $197,000 which the town combined with $152,500 in other funds to construct a 2,100 square foot center with a kitchen, accessible bathrooms, and a paved parking lot. The grand opening for this facility was held on March 24, 1989 and took place under the leadership of Mayor Carole Vaughn.
The center offers seniors in town meals and other social and recreational services.
The senior center discontinued operations for nine months in 2019 when management was transferred from an outside group to the town and then again in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creator: Arizona Department of Commerce
Temporal coverage: 1960s (1960-1969), 1970s (1970-1979), 1980s (1980-1989), 1990s (1990-1999), 2000s (2000-2009), 2010s (2010-2019)
State: Arizona
County: Cochise County
Locality: Huachuca City
Rights statement: Public domain