- City:
- Virginia City, MT
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
Description
The newspaper Big Timber Pioneer reported in 1936 that an “old warehouse” was being remodeled as a “first class high school gymnasium and civic center for Virginia City [MT],” under the auspices of the WPA. The building was termed “highly substantial,” with the original construction being a “combination of native granite and and the flawless construction efforts of Mormon artisans.”
The WPA allotted 37 man-months of labor for the project, which included “rebuilding of the roof and part of the sidewalls, installation of new double doors, [and] placing of windows and other small repairs.”
The exact location of the structure and its current status are unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
"Landmark Will Emerge As Gym"; Big Timber Pioneer, Sept. 3, 1936, page 6.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 22, 2014.
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