Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center – Harrisonburg VA

City:
Harrisonburg, VA

Site Type:
Schools, Education and Health

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

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Originally the Lucy F. Simms School, the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia was constructed with the aid of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. Construction occurred between July 1938 and June 1939; the grant supplied $45,000 toward the building’s $98,870 total cost. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Source notes

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 121.

Building plaque

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_F._Simms_School (accessed Mar. 29, 2023)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 29, 2023.

Location Info


620 Simms Ave
Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Coordinates: 38.45455, -78.85805

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