Ellsworth School – South Windsor CT

City:
South Windsor, CT

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

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

Started:
1935

Completed:
1937

Description

Formerly known as Ellsworth Memorial High School, this Colonial Revival building incorporates elements of what was a seminary built in 1834. The project was undertaken with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) sponsorship. The P.W.A. supplied a $56,250 grant for the project, whose total cost was $125,759. Construction occurred between Jan. and Oct. 1936.

P.W.A. Docket No. CT [W]1036

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=1d1e40b1-408e-4a40-856e-1489392bc088

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 8, 2017.

Location Info


1737 Main St.
South Windsor, CT 06074

Coordinates: 41.854446, -72.606633

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