- City:
- Whittier, CA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The WPA partially demolished and reconstructed the West Whittier School in the 1930s.
From the photo below: "The West Whittier Grammar School constructed by the WPA in California is a far cry from the little old 'red schoolhouse', of a few decades ago."
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration Connolly, Donald H. and G. I. Farman. Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division. Works Progress Administration, Southern California. January 1, 1939.Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $23,931.00 | $12,023.00 | $35,954.00 |
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