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Alhambra High School Gymnasium – Alhambra CA

Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

On October 14, 1938, the Daily Pacific Builder reported that a PWA contract of $63,840 had been awarded for the construction of a boys’ gym at Alhambra City High School. The plans had been prepared by architect John Walker Smart, and Steed Bros. won the construction contract.

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Daily Pacific Builder, Sep. 28 and Oct. 14, 1938.

Project originally submitted by Kristin Henderson on August 15, 2011.

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Location Info

101 S Second St
Alhambra, CA 91801

Coordinates: 34.0921, -118.1283

One comment on “Alhambra High School Gymnasium – Alhambra CA”

  1. Rudy Martinez August 1, 2022

    Wow. John Walker Smart also designed many other notable buildings in or near Alhambra, the Phil Spector mansion( Pyreness Castle ) and in Winnipeg Canada as well. Here is a link to his entry in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects.
    https://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/2355

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