City Center - Murray UT
City Center - Murray UT
Photo: Richard A Walker creative commons 2019City Center - Murray UT
City Center - Murray UT
Description
The Murray UT City Center (city hall and police station) occupies the former Arlington School building, constructed with the aid of the New Deal. The school was replaced at another site and the building renovated in the 1980s.
Several school building and renovation projects were undertaken in Murray, Utah during the 1930s, with the aid of the Public Works Administration (PWA): a new Arlington School, a two classroom addition at Bonnyview, finishing the basement into classrooms at Liberty, and an addition to the high school gymnasium.
The largest project was a new Arlington School constructed on State Street in front of the older school by that name (which was subsequently demolished). It cost around $100,000. The new Arlington School was built in 1938-39 and put into service at the beginning of 1940.
The Murray Eagle described the new school:
“The new 16 room Arlington is of two story brick construction and is entirely fire and earthquake proof. The building contains a combined auditorium, playroom, cafeteria, reception room, 16 classrooms, and four offices for the superintendent, board of education, clerk, and principal.”
As of 2019, there are plans in the works to build a new City Hall and police headquarters because of the need for major seismic retrofitting to the old Arlington School
-
-
City Center - Murray UT
City Center - Murray UT
Photo: Richard A Walker creative commons 2019City Center - Murray UT
-
-
plaque at entrance to City Center - Murray UT
plaque at entrance to City Center - Murray UT
Photo: Richard A Walker creative commons 2019plaque at entrance to City Center - Murray UT
-
-
City Center - Murray UT
City Center - Murray UT
Photo: Richard A Walker creative commons 2019City Center - Murray UT
-
-
Arlington School, date unknown - Murray UT
Arlington School, date unknown - Murray UT
Photo: Murray School Collection Source public domain unknownArlington School, date unknown - Murray UT
-
-
Murray school vote - Murray Eagle 1938
Murray school vote - Murray Eagle 1938
Source public domain 1938Murray school vote - Murray Eagle 1938
-
-
Arlington school opens - Salt Lake Telegram 1939
Arlington school opens - Salt Lake Telegram 1939
Source public domain 1939Arlington school opens - Salt Lake Telegram 1939
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.
SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE
It is now the Murray City Center or Murray City Hall.