- City:
- Tyler, TX
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The school is a brick building erected in 1924. There is a rubble rock retaining wall on two sides and a rubble rock stairway. An article entitled “Smith County WPA Projects Get Approval” from Tyler (Texas) Daily Courier Times dated 8/5/1935.
“One project of considerable interest to Tyler provides for the landscaping and improvements of the Gary school ground on South Chilton, at approximate cost of $10,000 to $12,000. The plans provide for making the grounds one of the most beautiful in Texas, according to Superintendent J.M. Hodges. They call for a retaining wall around sections washed away, shrubbery around the wall, and an acceptable playground for the students.”
Source notes
PDF file copy of Tyler (Texas) Daily Courier Times dated 8/5/1935.
Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on October 23, 2018.
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