- City:
- Fruita, CO
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The town of Fruita, Colorado received a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant of over $70,000 that covered almost half the cost of a new Fruita High School, begun in 1935 and completed in 1936. The building is now used as the Fruita Middle School.
The school building is a lovely example of Moderne architecture. It is a long, rectangular two story structure with two rows of windows separated by vertical elements suggesting columns. There is a small, single story wing joined to the main building and a rounded entrance foyer between the two. The cladding is a light orange/earth-tone brick.
There is a date stamp on the facade, along with a small, local historic marker. We were not able to locate a PWA plaque in the interior, as the building was closed.
The school is in fine condition
Source notes
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 161.
Site originally submitted by Joan Greer on August 7, 2022.
Site Details
Federal Cost | Total Cost | Site #s |
---|---|---|
$70,772 | $157,034 | 1026-R |
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