- City:
- Uniontown, KY
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Gymnasiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
Description
The Works Progress Administration built Harkins Hall in Uniontown KY in 1938. The building served as a Gymnasium/Community Hall. The structure was built on a concrete base to withstand flooding after the town had experienced recurrent flooding events.
Source notes
I am a native of Union County, KY, and knew this was a WPA-built site.
"New School Gym Being Built High," Evansville Courier. APR 24, 1938: 7.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/767978214/?terms=Uniontown%2C%20Kentucky%20WPA%20gym&match=1
"Uniontown Gym Will Cost $15,000," Evansville Courier. APR 16, 1937: 16.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/760202924/?terms=Uniontown%2C%20Kentucky%20WPA%20gym&match=1
Site originally submitted by Patrick Thompson on April 29, 2024.
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