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Appalachian State University: Men’s Gymnasium (demolished) – Boone NC

Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Work Relief Programs
Completed:
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Description

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) constructed a men’s gymnasium at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C.). Work was completed in 1934.

The facility, which was located by the site of the current Varsity Gym, has been demolished.

Source notes

"Boondoggling Boomerangs and Blesses," The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 04, 1939 (pg. 11): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/651562494/


https://collections.library.appstate.edu/collections/university-archives-records-management-services/timelines


https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3904bm.g3904bm_g063831947/?sp=3

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 22, 2022.

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Location Info

Boone, NC

Coordinates: 36.213554, -81.681237

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