School Gymnasium - Moran TX
Photo: Eveline Evans © All Rights Reserved 6/24/2014
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a school gymnasium in Moran TX in 1939.
Rubble rock construction was ongoing in 1939. Proj. No. 665-66-2-63.
Excerpt from article published in the Abilene Reporter-News, 9/20/1938:
“Moran Votes Today on School Bonds.
Qualified tax-paying voters of the Moran Independent School District will vote Tuesday on issuance of $9,000 in bonds to finance a gymnasium – home economics building for the school here.
Last May 3 the district voted for issuance of bonds in the same amount, by majority of 139 to 60. A flaw in the election petition caused the attorney general’s department to refuse approval of the bonds, with suggestion that another election be held.
The school board succeeded during the summer in obtaining $16,000 WPA allotment to go with the district’s $9,000. Plans and specifications for the $26,000 unit are ready and contracts may be awarded as soon as bonds are sold.”
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School Gymnasium - Moran TX
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School Gymnasium - Moran TX
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School Gymnasium - Moran TX
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Plaque - School Gymnasium - Moran TX
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
School Gymnasium Under Construction, Masonry Walls, and Windows Surround Framing, Moran TX (verso)
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
School Gymnasium Under Construction, Masonry Walls, and Windows Surround Framing, Moran TX
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
School Concrete Slab and Mason (verso)
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
School Gymnasium Under Construction, Concrete Slab and Masonry Walls, Moran TX
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
Stone Masons at Work - School Gymnasium Under Construction Moran TX (verso)
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
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Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
Stone Masons at Work - School Gymnasium Under Construction Moran TX
Source: Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks
Project Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost | Project #'s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16000 | 9000 |
Source notes
Abilene Reporter-News, Moran Votes Today on School Bonds, 9/20/1938: (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33400600/moran_gym/) accessed June 2019.
Historic Sites and Structures Program of Texas State Parks (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Texas and the WPA, Shackelford County, Texas: (https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/albums/72157666617283865/with/25883801990/) accessed June 2019.
Project originally submitted by Eveline Evans on June 30, 2019.
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