- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Libraries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The main buildings of City College were constructed between 1903 and 1907 and the library was built in 1929. A new wing to the library was constructed in 1939 with funds labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Source notes
WPA Guide to the City of New York, pp. 294-295, available at https://archive.org/stream/newyorkcityguide00federich#page/294/mode/2upAt this Location:
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