Ames High School – Ames IA

City:
Ames, IA

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Completed:
1938

Designers:
McBroom & Higgins, Tinsley

Contractor:
Ben Cole & Son

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (Public Works Administration) funded the construction of the Ames High school. Today, the building serves as the Ames City Hall.

Source notes

Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works plaque on site.

Site originally submitted by Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock on January 18, 2020.

Location Info


515 Clark Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
Story County

Coordinates: 42.026354, -93.617901

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