Built 1936 NRHP Reference # 99001241 Area 6,900 m² Added to NRHP 7 October 1999 | Built by Kent & Nelson Opened 1936 Architectural style Art Deco | |
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Location Sixth and C Sts., Hawthorne, Nevada | ||
Sixth street school demolition
The Sixth Street School, at Sixth and C Sts. in Hawthorne, Nevada, was built in 1936 and expanded later, including in 1942 and 1950. Also known as Hawthorne Elementary School, it is an Art Deco style building that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1999.
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It was funded by a local bond issue rather than by any New Deal program, although its expansion was funded by federal programs, after the start of World War II led to growth at the 1928-founded Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot and to "tremendous" local population growth. It was deemed significant for its association with military history, and is also locally significant as an Art Deco work, designed by a young and "enthusiastic" architect, University of Pennsylvania-trained Willis Humphry Church.
No longer a school as of the time of its NRHP listing, it is located kitty-corner across from the former Mineral County Courthouse building, which also is NRHP-listed.