- City:
- Blanco, TX
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The National Youth Administration built the Blanco High School in 1940.
Austin American Statesman Newspaper, December 19, 1940:
“Blanco lays cornerstone for new building, built by National Youth Administration workers. The new high school started a year ago, is built of native white limestone. It contains eight class rooms and a large auditorium, the latter section being the only part not yet completed. More than 100 Blanco County boys have received work experience on the building. Jesse Kellam, state NYA head, was the speaker at cornerstone laying ceremonies Wednesday afternoon.”
Source notes
Plaque on building (partially obscured by new metal post).
Austin American Statesman Newspaper - December 19, 1940.
Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on May 21, 2018.
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