- City:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1935
- Designers:
- Alfred S. Nibecker Jr., Sumner P. Hunt
- Contractor:
- George M. Easton
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Jordan High School (formerly David Starr Jordan High School), established in 1925, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The work was completed in 1935.
The PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in January 1934 for the rehabilitation of schools damaged in the severe 1933 Long Beach earthquake. One hundred and thirty schools would benefit from the system-wide loan and grant, with 2,500 men to be employed in rehabilitation work over 21 months.
Source notes
Los Angeles Conservancy, "Jordan High School" Location
Los Angeles Conservancy, "Jordan High School" Issue
“SCHOOL PROJECT LAUNCHED: Expenditures of $11,706,336 on Rehabilitation Authorized by Board and Co-Ordinator Hired,” Los Angeles Times (1923-1995), April 10, 1934.
Site originally submitted by Natalie McDonald on January 29, 2023.
Site Details
Total Cost |
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$347,032 |
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