Aerial photo of Appleton (West) High School
Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Started: 1937
Completed: 1938
Quality of Information: Very Good
Marked:
No
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Appleton (West) High School has served as a high school in Appleton, WI since September, 1938. It was built by the Works Progress Administration.
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Post card of Appleton (West) High School
Source notes
"Talisman" Appleton High School newspaper - January, 12, 1937.
Post Crescent - Newspaper Appleton, WI September, 1938.
Project originally submitted by David Babcock on February 24, 2021.
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PWA funds paid for the part of the building and built-in equipment–$393,750.
WPA developed the school’s athletic fields valued at $72,000.
The remaining funds for the project were paid for by a local bond issue–a little over $500,000
These figures are in Appleton Post Crescent, 3 December 1938, page 17.