Erwin Center & Park

The Erwin Community Center offers programs that include, but are not limited to:

Erwin Center opened in 1961 on 15 acres in the Highland neighborhood of northern Gastonia. The center was named in honor of Dr. Herbert Erwin. Dr. Erwin was Gaston County's first African American physician and was well known as an advocate for youth sports and activities. The early center housed a game room, meeting room, kitchen, lounge, and offices. The outdoor facilities included a football - baseball field and playground. A full size gymnasium was added in 1967 along with an outdoor basketball court. In 1989-90 a Gaston County Branch library was added. This project was a joint venture between the City's Community Development Department and Gaston County Public Library. Today, the park's outdoor facilities also include a swimming pool, a splash pad (open during the summer months), a grass volleyball court, horseshoe pits, playground, tot play area, a large picnic shelter and a walking track.  During the summer of 2020, a Black Lives Matter mural was painted on the Erwin Center basketball court by Ezekiel Clay, Jr.  
 

Park areas are open Dawn - Dusk, daily.  Lighted outdoor facilities operate independently when scheduled.
  

Picnic shelters, ball fields and community centers may be rented by families, churches, companies or other groups for a variety of social and business functions.
 
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Erwin Center