High School Mechanical Arts Building (former) – Park City UT

Description

The old Park City High School in Park City, Utah, built in 1928 in Art Deco style, was given an Mechanical Arts building during the Great Depression as a New Deal project with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Original construction on the building occurred in 1935 and 1936. The building is now privately owned, but is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The NRHP nomination quotes the Park City newspaper report on the inauguration of the building, as follows:

The high school mechanical arts shop was built at a cost of about $15,000. Like the … high school built ten years ago, it is fireproof throughout. In design and material it harmonizes with the high school building. This shop is the last word in Industrial Arts housing. It contains one large room for general shop classes, a drawing room, toilet and locker rooms, paint and storage room. It is equipped with tools, benches and machinery for woodwork, cold and hot metal work, and auto-mechanics. Translucent glass is used in all windows. The drawing room is equipped with individual drawing tables and stools. Other special rooms are furnished with appropriate appliances. The shop is heated from the high school heating plant.

Construction began on the Mechanical Arts Building at 1167 Woodside in the fall of 1935, was opened for use on November 15, 1936, and was officially dedicated on December 4th, 1936.

There is a 3-bay garage in the back in the same low key Art Deco style as the Mechanical Arts building, and appears to have been part of the original project.