Douglas County High School – Douglasville GA

City:
Douglasville, GA

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

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

Description

"It contains 10 classrooms, an auditorium, a library, and other facilities.

The building is not fireproof. The outer walls are cinder block, covered with brick veneer. The interior and roof framing are wood. The auditorium roof is carried on steel trusses supported by steel columns. The upper part of the auditorium is constructed of wood, covered with wood siding.

The project was completed in December 1936. The total cost of construction, including equipment, was $52,038 and the cost of the project was $58,492."

Source notes

C.W. Short and R. Stanley-Brown. "Public Buildings: A Survey of Architecture of Projects Constructed by Federal and Other Governmental Bodies Between the Years 1933 and 1939 with the Assistance of the Public Works Administration." (1939).

Location Info


8705 Campbellton Street
Douglasville, GA 30134

Location notes:
Originally the Douglasville High School.

Coordinates: 33.743588, -84.74421

Site Details

Total Cost
$58,492.00

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One comment on “Douglas County High School – Douglasville GA

  1. This is an very interesting find. I am a 26 year resident of Douglas County and a local blogger. I run http://HotMonthlyDeals.com. I am going to forward this page to a friend of mine that blogs about Douglas County, GA history. Her page is http://douglascountyhistory.blogspot.com/.
    Thanks again,
    Kenneth Conner, Owner
    Hot Monthly Deals

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One comment on “Douglas County High School – Douglasville GA

  1. This is an very interesting find. I am a 26 year resident of Douglas County and a local blogger. I run http://HotMonthlyDeals.com. I am going to forward this page to a friend of mine that blogs about Douglas County, GA history. Her page is http://douglascountyhistory.blogspot.com/.
    Thanks again,
    Kenneth Conner, Owner
    Hot Monthly Deals

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