Lambert Fieldhouse – West Lafayette IN

City:
West Lafayette, IN

Site Type:
Education and Health, Gymnasiums, Colleges and Universities

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1936

Completed:
1937

Description

Construction of Lambert Fieldhouse was enabled by Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in the form of a $293,000 grant. The total project cost was $712,164. Construction occurred between Dec. 1936 and Nov. 1937.

PWA Docket No. IN [W]1018

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 54.

"A Century and Beyond: The History of Purdue University," by Robert W. Topping (pg. 231). Link.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 15, 2017.

Location Info


800 W Stadium Ave
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Coordinates: 40.432279, -86.915915

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