San Juan High School (former) – Blanding UT

City:
Blanding, UT

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Started:
1937

Completed:
1938

Designer:
Scott and Welch

Contractor:
Verne Talboe

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

In early 1937, San Juan High School burned to the ground. With the insurance payment and a federal grant from the Public Works Administration (PWA), the county school district was able to erect a new school building. The large brick Moderne style school was completed in late 1938. Today, it is largely unchanged, both inside and out (a small porch roof hides the old High School name carved over the front door).

The former high school now serves as the San Juan County School District administration building.

(San Juan Record: 3/14/1937, 5/13/37, 1/20/1938, 7/21/38, 12/1/38)

Source notes

San Juan Record (Monticello) - online at: https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/search?facet_paper=%22San+Juan+Record%22&q=San+Juan+Record

Site originally submitted by Joan Greer on April 5, 2017.
Additional contributions by Brent McKee, January 23, 2018.

Location Info


200 North Main
Blanding, UT 84511
San Juan County

Coordinates: 37.62878, -109.47832

Site Details

Federal CostLocal CostTotal Cost
$120,000.00 $15,000.00 $135,000.00

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