Memorial Union Building
Project type: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Started: 1935
Completed: 1936
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Description
Construction of an addition to the Purdue Memorial Union was enabled by Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in the form of a $56,200 grant. The total project cost was $163,272. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935 and Sept. 1936.
PWA Docket No. IN [W]1002.
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.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 15, 2017.
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