P.S. 48 – Jamaica NY

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.

Location Info


108th Ave. and 155th St.
Jamaica, NY

Coordinates: 40.694069, -73.796556

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