Appalachian State University: D.D. Dougherty Hall - Boone NC

City:: Boone, NC
Site Type:: Colleges and Universities, Education and Health, Libraries
New Deal Agencies:: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs
Completed:: 1935

Description

The Dauphin Disco Dougherty Memorial Library, now known as D.D. Dougherty Hall, was constructed by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, North Carolina. The building was completed in 1935.

Historic maps and modern imagery suggest that the building has since been expanded.

Source notes

Emergency Relief in North Carolina. A Record of the Development and the Activities of the North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration, 1932-1935. North Carolina Emergency Relief Commission, State administrator, Mrs. Thomas O'Berry (pp. 531): https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/emergencyrelief/emergencyrelief.html (accessed Jun. 22, 2022)

https://collections.library.appstate.edu/collections/university-archives-records-management-services/timelines

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 22, 2022.