Hancock County Board of Education - Sparta GA

City:: Sparta, GA
Site Type:: Education and Health, Schools
New Deal Agencies:: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
Started:: 1935
Completed:: 1935

Description

The historic former Sparta Public School in Sparta, Georgia was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The high school construction project was sponsored by Hancock County. Living New Deal believes the building now houses offices for the Hancock County Board of Education.

The PWA supplied a $44,000 loan and $18,577 grant for the project, whose total cost was $65,291. Construction occurred between Feb. and Oct. 1935.

PWA Docket No. GA 5988