- City:
- Amistad, NM
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Gymnasiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Designer:
- J. R. Islar
Description
The historic (former) Amistad School Gymnasium was built by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in 1937.
The Mission-style structure is made of concrete, stucco, and metal. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Source notes
"New Deal Sites in New Mexico," Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, New Mexico Humanities Council.
https://atlas.nmhum.org/atlas.php?gmap=42
Plaques on site
Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943: A Guide to the New Deal Legacy, compiled by Kathryn A. Flynn (pg. 35-6)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 16, 2018.
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