Clayton Public Schools Historic District
Clayton, United States
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The Clayton Public Schools Historic District comprises a seven-acre complex of four blocks in southeast Clayton, New Mexico, centered on 6th and Cedar Streets. Built beginning in 1935 through the Works Progress Administration, the district represents what has been called "perhaps the most remarkable concentration of WPA-funded school buildings," designed by State Architect Willard C. Kruger and his colleagues in the Pueblo Revival style. The complex includes a high school, junior high school, agricultural and manual arts buildings, a gymnasium/auditorium, a football stadium, and additional facilities. The ambitious project, championed by schools superintendent Raymond Huff, proved vital to Union County during the Dust Bowl era, at one point providing employment to roughly 6,000 of the county's 10,000 residents. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, encompassing seven contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and four other contributing sites.
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- Type
- historic district
- Heritage
- listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Clayton, United States
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