- City:
- Jamaica, New York City, Queens, St. Albans, NY
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Walter C. Martin
- Contractor:
- Jonwal Construction Co.
Description
P.S. 15, now called the Jackie Robinson School, in St. Albans, New York, was constructed in 1938-9 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $256,500 grant for the school, whose total construction cost was $430,448.
PWA Docket No. NY [X]1711
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 28.
The New York Times: "937,835 CITY BONDS VOTED FOR PWA AID," July 22, 1938
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Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 5, 2018.
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