- City:
- Fossil, OR
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
WPA funds and workers constructed the two-story Fossil Elementary School gymnasium in 1936, adjacent to the Fossil Grade School which was built in 1924. The well-used facility changed in appearance in 1949 when it received a layer of asbestos siding. Community fund-raising and a donation from the Oregon Community Foundation returned the structure to its original appearance during the summer of 2013 with the removal of the asbestos and the application of a new coat of paint by volunteers.
Source notes
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office Inventory:
https://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=664061
Interview with Bob Cramer, former Financial Officer of Wheeler County & resident of Fossil, Oregon. June 13, 2014.
Site originally submitted by Judith T Kenny on June 16, 2014.
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