Sharp School - Sharp, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 45.134 W 097° 09.338
14R E 676542 N 3403596
The Public Works Administration provided funds to build the Sharp School building about a dozen miles north of Thorndale, Texas, in 1939. It burned shortly after being finished.
Waymark Code: WMYC5J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
Views: 1

Cornerstone

Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Harold L. Ickes
Administrator of Public Works
Sharp School
1939

Plaque inside say:

Building Destroyed by Fire
August 6, 1939
Reconstructed 1940
Board of Trustees
C.E. Bartlett, Pres. / C.F. Laffere, Sec'y
Bernice Charles / Ernst Backhaus
W.L. Spiegel / Lenza Caffey
J. D. Pope
A.B. Dunn, Superintendent
H.E. White, Contractor
J.E. Johnson, Architect

Project type: Other

Date built or created: 1939

Location: Sharp, TX School

City: Sharp

Condition: In great disrepair

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