- City:
- Farmersburg, IN
- Site Type:
- Gymnasiums, Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Community Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building in Farmersburg, Indiana. Here and in Shelburn “combined gymnasiums and auditoriums are being erected as additions to school buildings to provide both educational and recreational facilities.” Work was completed by 1936.
The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
"WPA BUILDING TOWN CENTERS OVER INDIANA," The Times of Munster, Indiana, Nov. 20, 1936 (pg. 9): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/308413783/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 7, 2023.
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