- City:
- Kim, CO
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1941
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The schoolhouse in Kim, sited in the Comanche National Grassland, was constructed between 1933 and 1941 by the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It consists of three buildings: an elementary school, gymnasium, and high school. The buildings are made of local sandstone and materials salvaged from the historic Fort Lyon.
Source notes
Information Provided by Stephen R. Jones in a report prepared for The Living New Deal.Site originally submitted by Stephen R. Jones on January 23, 2017.
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