- City:
- Boone, NC
- Site Type:
- Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1940
- Designers:
- Aiji Tashiro, Zed H. Burns
- Contractors:
- Bagwell Plumbing and Heating, Ervin Construction Company
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant for the construction of a new science building: Smith-Wright Hall at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, North Carolina. The cornerstone identifies 1939 as the year construction started, as well as the PWA project number and notable figures. The building was completed in 1940.
PWA Project No. N.C. 1473-F
Source notes
Cornerstone
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 21, 2022.
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