Geneva High School Vocational and Home Economics Building – Geneva AL

City:
Geneva, AL

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1937

Completed:
1938

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Geneva High School Vocational and Home Economics Building was the first building built at Geneva High School during the 1937-1938 school year. The City of Geneva purchased the land from P.C. Black, Jim Johnson, Jr., and D.H. Morris. The building was built by the Works Progress Administration. Today the building is still used as History and Fine Arts classrooms.

Source notes

The Geneva County Reaper, July 29, 1937.

ARCHIVES.GOV "1935-1937: Nationwide-Alabama: Geneva County. Located at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/231975803.

Site originally submitted by Dr. Kevin Ammons on August 2, 2022.

Location Info


505 Panther Drive
Geneva, AL 36340
Geneva County

Coordinates: 31.04564, -85.88337

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