City Hall - 1940 - Orchard, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 29° 36.555 W 095° 58.081
15R E 212561 N 3279168
Built in 1940 as a school by Works Projects Administration.
Waymark Code: WMZM09
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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"Orchard School was built between 1940 and 1941 under the official project number 65-1-66-2586. Designed by architect Ernest L. Schult, the building had thirteen rooms and a combination auditorium and gymnasium.

As part of the same project, the WPA demolished the two-story 1924 Orchard High School and reused some of the materials in the new school."

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1940

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
Erected 1940 / Orchard Independent school District and Works Projects Administration / School Board / M.F. Reinecker President / L.J. Sanders Vice-President / Sam E. Aylor Secretary / Felix Aylor / Joe Gajevsky / A.I. Lindsey / H. Roper / Guy N. Wynn Superintendent / Ernest L. Shult Architect / M.A. White Construction Supervisor

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