- City:
- Jamaica, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
The original P.S. 48 school building, at the eastern corner of 108th Ave. and 155th St. was constructed during the mid-1930s as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project.
The building bears a 1935 cornerstone.
Source notes
The New York Times: STRIKE OF 75 HALTS WORK ON 10 SCHOOLS, December 31, 1935, pg. 3.
Cornerstone
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 23, 2018.
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