George Hall Junior High School – Ogdensburg NY

City:
Ogdensburg, NY

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Started:
1936

Completed:
1937

Description

Built between 1936 and 1937, the historic junior high school building in Ogdensburg, New York was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building is still in use, part of a larger educational complex.

PWA Docket No. NY W1132.

“Dec. 5, 1937: With the opening today of 15 classrooms in the elementary and junior high school, Ogdensburg was preparing to meet its educational needs of the present and immediate future by providing a $619,241 addition to its public school system.” (Watertown)

Source notes

"What the New Deal Has Done for New York State." The Advance-News, Oct. 23, 1936, page 5. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn89071106/1936-10-23/ed-1/seq-5/ National Archives: 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 24. https://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20121205/CURR05/712059999

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2015.

Location Info


State St.
Ogdensburg, NY 13669

Coordinates: 44.689291, -75.484832

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