- 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.
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