West Virginia State University Development – Institute WV

City:
Institute, WV

Site Type:
Education and Health, Colleges and Universities

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

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Public Works Administration funded the construction of facilities for the West Virginia State University (former West Virginia State College) in Kanawha County. The West Virginia State University was founded as an African American college.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 69-N

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on February 15, 2018.

Location Info


West Virginia State University
Institute, WV Kanawha County

Coordinates: 38.37895, -81.76659

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