Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Completed: 1940
Designers: Eric Kebbon
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Description
P.S. 194, located on W 144th Street in upper Manhattan, New York, was completed in 1940 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant of $474,300, 45% of the estimated project cost.
Source notes
The New York Times: "PWA AID FOR DRIVE TO GIVE 4,952 JOBS," July 22, 1938.
The New York Times: "SCHOOL CONTRACTS LET," Dec. 6, 1938.
The New York Times: "FOUR NEW SCHOOLS REACH COMPLETION; NEW SCHOOLS COMPLETED TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING HERE," Jan. 29, 1940.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 5, 2018.
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