P.S. 60 (former) Addition – Bronx NY

City:
Bronx, New York City, NY

Site Type:
Schools, Education and Health

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

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Description

The former P.S. 60 south of 163rd St. in the Bronx received an addition constructed in 1938-9 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $191,250 grant for the school, whose total construction cost was $339,052.

PWA Docket No. NY [W]1450

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 27.

The New York Times: "$31,328,500 WORKS APPROVED FOR CITY," June 25, 1938.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 5, 2018.

Location Info


888 Rev James A Polite Ave.
Bronx, NY 10459

Coordinates: 40.820129, -73.898634

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