Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Started: 1938
Completed: 1939
Designers: Charles H. Muhlenberg
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Description
“The oldest section of the high school was begun in 1938 and opened to students in September 1939. …
The federal Public Works Administration under President Franklin D. Roosevelt funded 45 percent of the school’s $600,000 cost. Designed by architect and Wyomissing resident Charles H. Muhlenberg, it featured the classic architectural elements popular at the time. …
[T]he library’s murals depicting the industrial history of the county, painted by Berks County artist Ralph D. Dunkelberger. The murals were funded by Ferdinand Thun and Henry Janssen, founders of Wyomissing Industries, which included Textile Machine Works, Narrow Fabric and Berkshire Knitting Mills. The partners also donated the building site at 630 Evans Ave.Source notes
Reading Eagle: "Floor Plans: They don't build schools like this anymore," Sept. 13, 2017
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 18, 2018.
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