- City:
- Portales, NM
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
ENMU’s Quay Hall was constructed as a New Deal project in 1935-6. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a loan and a grant to cover most of the cost of the project.
Source notes
Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943: A Guide to the New Deal Legacy, compiled by Kathryn A. Flynn (pg. 105)
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 173.
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 19, 2018.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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- Golden Library (ENMU): Jonson Mural - Portales NM
- Golden Library (ENMU): Artwork - Portales NM
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Site Details
| Federal Cost | Total Cost | Site #s |
|---|---|---|
| $49,000.00 | $53,652.00 | $34,000 loan and $15,000 grant, P.W.A. Docket No. N.M. 5036. |
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