Oliver School - Stamford, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 56.843 W 099° 47.900
14S E 425377 N 3645736
PWA grant of $40,500 was used to build this school in 1939.
Waymark Code: WM112FD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Geojeepsters
Views: 2

Plaque reads:
FEDERAL EMERGENCY
ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
HAROLD L. ICKES
ADMINISTRATOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
OLIVER SCHOOL
1939


Additional plaques lists the Board of Trustees, School Supt and Sec'y. It also tells us that Voelcker & Dixon were the architects of the building and C.H. Mothes was the contractor.


The building is buff brick with the name of the school above the entrance along with decorative cement designs.

Project type: Other

Date built or created: 1939

Location: Stamford, TX, Oliver School

City: Stamford

Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear

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