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Central School (former) – Chestertown NY

Chestertown Central School, Newly Completed

National Archives Record Group 135-SAR: Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President: “Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”; Box 14: New York State; Folder 1: Schools. Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish, July 2014.

Chestertown Central School, Newly Completed

Public Domain 1930s

Chestertown Central School, Newly Completed

Chestertown Central School, Newly Completed

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

Chestertown, New York’s Central Grade & High School was constructed during the 1930s with the assistance federal Public Works Administration funds (Docket No. NY 3629).

The old Central School, on State Route 9, still stands, though its current use is unknown; a new central school has since been constructed on State Route 8.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 135-SAR:
Prints: Photographs rejected for use in the Photographic Report to the President: “Survey of the Architecture of Completed Projects of the PWA, 1939”;
Box 14: New York State; Folder 1: Schools.

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 31, 2014.

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Location Info

State Route 9
Chestertown, NY 12817

Coordinates: 43.649680, -73.801868

One comment on “Central School (former) – Chestertown NY”

  1. Dan Leggett November 15, 2022

    The Chestertown Central School is currently used for Town of Chester offices and as a community center. http://www.townofchesterny.org/

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