- City:
- Denton, TX
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
Texas Woman University’s original Austin Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “Named after Texas hero Stephen F. Austin, the hall was constructed in 1936-37 on the site of the original “dorm row.”” The building is since demolished; a building in the newer Lowry Woods Apartments complex on campus has also been given the name Austin Hall.
Source notes
"Building the New Deal: Federal Construction on College Campuses in 1930s Texas," by Kaitlyn Waynen https://www.twu.edu/update/backissues/2-21-05.htmSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 9, 2017.
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