Fruita Middle School – Fruita CO

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.

Location Info


239 North Maple Street
Fruita, CO 81521
Mesa County

Coordinates: 39.161125, -108.729555

Site Details

Federal CostTotal CostSite #s
$70,772 $157,034 1026-R

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