- City:
- Denton, TX
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Libraries, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The University of North Texas’s Marquis Hall was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “1936 was also the date when construction started on a new library building. The first library, now known as Curry Hall, had been opened in 1912. The new structure, currently known as Sycamore Hall, was located on Avenue B and opened in 1937. Government funds made it possible for construction to take place and in 1938 a grant from the Carnegie Corporation helped North Texas to purchase books.”
The building which was dedicated on April 27, 1937.
Source notes
"Building the New Deal: Federal Construction on College Campuses in 1930s Texas," by Kaitlyn Waynen https://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/2015/08/17/public-works-administration-buildings-on-campus/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 10, 2017.
At this Location:
- University of North Texas - Denton TX
- Marquis Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
- Orchestra Hall (UNT; demolished) - Denton TX
- Hospital (demolished) Addition (UNT) - Denton TX
- Chilton Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
- Terrill Hall (UNT) - Denton TX
- Home Management House (UNT; demolished) - Denton TX
- Power Plant Tunnels (UNT) - Denton TX
- Sewers (UNT) - Denton TX
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