- City:
- Jennings, KS
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Contractor:
- Joseph S. Flaska
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the City Hall in Jennings KS. The building has undergone several alterations and now houses the Jennings Public Library.
According to the Decatur County – Kansas History Book, “In 1936 and 1937 the City Council voted a total of $17,000 in bonds for the construction of the city hall. WPA workers began construction in 1938 under the supervision of Joseph S. Flaska This project was completed in 1939. The North East section of the City Hall houses the Jennings City Library.”
Source notes
https://www.dccoks.org/cities/jennings
https://kansasguidebook.org/destination-wpa-project
Decatur County - Kansas History Book
Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on July 3, 2025.
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