William A. Wirt School – Gary IN

City:
Gary, IN

Site Type:
Schools, Education and Health

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

Completed:
1939

Designer:
Joe H. Wildermuth

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a public school in Gary in 1939. The structure was altered with an addition in the 1960s.

Source notes

Building plaque

Site originally submitted by Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock on June 27, 2018.

Location Info


210 N. Grand Blvd.
Gary, IN 46403
Lake County

Coordinates: 41.609951, -87.2636610

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