- City:
- Arbuckle, CA
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funding for Pierce HS in the Pierce Joint Unified School District in Colusa County CA. Both the High School and the District still exist.
Pierce High School was completed in 1937 and provides a fine example of Moderne (Art Deco) architecture, which was popular from 1925 to 1945.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) did additional work on the school grounds, building handball and tennis courts and adding fencing and a sidewalk.
Source notes
Plaques on school building
WPA project card, National Archives Record Group 69-A
https://phs.pierce.k12.ca.us/home
Site originally submitted by Gray Brechin on May 6, 2021.
Site Details
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CA-1012R |
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