Appalachian State University Development – Boone NC

Description

Appalachian State University, then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C), was substantially improved and developed as part of infrastructure and building construction projects on the institution’s campus. Numerous New Deal organizations, including the Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), and Public Works Administration (PWA), provided labor or funding for the numerous projects undertaken at A.S.T.C. during the Great Depression.

At A.S.T.C the CWA: conducted landscaping work; provided office help and laborers; repaired buildings; and installed a chlorinator (presumably for a pool). The FERA: constructed a gymnasium and a library; repaired a basement at an unspecified facility; and constructed a hospital building (now Founders Hall). The WPA constructed faculty residences, dorms, sidewalks, and roads. The PWA provided funding for power and heating facility improvements, as well as a grant for the construction of a science building, now known as Smith-Wright Hall.