- City:
- Tisbury, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Site Type:
- Gymnasiums, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
Tisbury School in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts received an auditorium / gymnasium addition as part of a Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $20,250 for the project, whose total cost was $45,774. Construction began in Dec. 1938 and was completed Jun. 1939. (PWA Docket No. [X]1429)
The addition was located in the northeast corner of the building, along Spring Street. Demolition of the structure took place in November 2022, as part of an “$82 million renovation and addition project.”
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 11.
MV Times: https://www.mvtimes.com/2022/11/14/tisbury-school-gym-undergoes-demolition/ (accessed Jun. 30, 2024)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 30, 2024.
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