Citizen Genet School – East Greenbush NY

City:
East Greenbush, NY

Site Type:
Schools, Education and Health, Art Works, Bas Reliefs

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Started:
1939

Completed:
1940

Marked:
Yes

Description

Citizen Genet School in East Greenbush, New York was constructed as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project from 1939-40. The building bears a 1939 cornerstone. Originally a K-12 school, the facility now houses an elementary school and central offices. Striking reliefs along the front of the building (five on each side of the main entrance) depict the attributes of society the students should strive to attain. The ten reliefs depict, respectively:

  • Parent – Interest
  • Kindergarten
  • Academic Studies
  • Social Life
  • Manual Arts
  • Athletics
  • Citizenship
  • Graduation
  • Manhood
  • Womanhood

According to the East Greenbush Central School District, “As the United States of America was clawing its way out of the Great Depression, a controversial project to build a $1 million school in East Greenbush and centralize the surrounding towns’ students into a K-12 building moved forward […]

Genet, originally named East Greenbush Central School, was built as a Public Works Administration project and officially opened on September 3, 1940.”

Source notes

https://egcsd.org/genet-elementary/about-citizen-genet-elementary-school/
https://egcsd.org/2016/06/03/genet-elementary-school-celebrates-75th-anniversary/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eastgreenbushcsd/albums/72157658408408786

Google Street View imagery

Site originally submitted by Timothy Galvin on April 27, 2022.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.

Location Info


29 Englewood Ave.
East Greenbush, New York 12061
Rensselaer County

Coordinates: 42.60068, -73.70703

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

2 comments on “Citizen Genet School – East Greenbush NY

  1. Gerry Elliott

    it was originally a K-12 building.

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

2 comments on “Citizen Genet School – East Greenbush NY

  1. Gerry Elliott

    it was originally a K-12 building.

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.