• Algodones Elementary School - Algodones NM
    From On September 17, 1935, the Bernalillo Board of Education prepared a WPA project proposal for an addition to an existing elementary school in the village of Algodones, a rural farming north of Albuquerque. The project would not only include the addition, but also “leveling and straightining of the school grounds” (WPA OP 65-85-492: 7158). The Board estimated that the work would cost $2,768,00, with the WPA contributing $3,168.00. The school addition and improvements was the only WPA project funded in the small community. The WPA played an important role in developing school infrastructure in New Mexico during the Great Depression. Prior to...