Gibbon Public School – Gibbon NE

City:
Gibbon, NE

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

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

Started:
1936

Completed:
1936

Designer:
John P. Helleberg

Contractor:
Art Hilberg

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Site Survival:
Unknown

Description

The Gibbon Public School was designed by John P. Helleberg, Kearney architect. The contract for plumbing and heating the school was given to Art Hilberg of Kearney in December 1935. The building was estimated to cost $45,400.00. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant in the amount of $20,450.00 toward the building’s construction. The construction of the school was initiated on February 24, 1936 and completed by August.

Source notes

Kearney Daily Hub, 9 December 1935. Kearney Daily Hub, 30 November 1935. Kearney Daily Hub, 7 November 1935.

Site originally submitted by Jill Dolberg on July 21, 2015.

Location Info


Gibbon, Nebraska Buffalo County

Coordinates: 40.749364, -98.846579

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