Olfen Public School – Olfen TX

City:
Olfen, TX

Site Type:
Schools, Education and Health

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

Completed:
1939

Designers:
Architect, John C. Becker

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

A new $17,800 school building at Olfen, Runnels county, was dedicated 3/26/39. The modern six- room structure was completed March 22. Attending the dedication was E. C. Grindstaff, county school superintendent; John C. Becker, architect who designed the building; the Rev. O. A. Boockman, Catholic priest at Olfen; Hugh Horn, of the Abilene Construction company, general contractors, and Glenn A. Rector, PWA engineer and inspector. The building was made possible by a 55 per cent PWA grant.

Source notes

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28133828/olfen_school/
Abilene Reporter-News
(Abilene, Texas)
26 Mar 1939, Sun • Page 24

Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on February 13, 2019.

Location Info


1122 Private Road 2562
Rowena, TX 76875
Runnels County

Coordinates: 31.609973, -99.961127

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