- City:
- Honolulu, HI
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Colleges and Universities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1939
Description
“Miller Hall, originally known as the Home Economics Building, was built in 1939 and formally opened with a ceremony on March 15, 1940. The architect of the building was John Mason Young, a professor of engineering at the University. The building’s contractors were Walker and Olund and the overall cost of the construction was $68,000. In addition to Territorial Funds, federal funds were provided by the Public Works Administration totaling $34,000.”
Source notes
UHM Campus Heritage Report: Survey of Historic Buildings and Landscapes: Miller Hall (.pdf page 168) https://manoa.hawaii.edu/planning/Campus%20Heritage%20Report-%20University_of_Hawaii_Getty_Report.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 18, 2017.
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