Lane County Community High School | |
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| Location | 200 S. Wichita Ave., Dighton, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°28′50″N100°27′40″W / 38.48056°N 100.46111°W Coordinates: 38°28′50″N100°27′40″W / 38.48056°N 100.46111°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Thomas, Glen H. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Public Schools of Kansas MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 05000978 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2005 |
The Lane County Community High School, also known as Dighton High School and located at 200 S. Wichita Ave. in Dighton, Kansas, was built in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]
Dighton is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,038. Dighton is named for Dick Dighton, a surveyor.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
It is a Public Works Administration (PWA) project and it is Art Deco in style. Glen H. Thomas of Wichita was the architect and the contractor was M.C. Foy. [2]
Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools. Its goals were to spend $3.3 billion in the first year, and $6 billion in all, to provide employment, stabilize purchasing power, and help revive the economy. Most of the spending came in two waves in 1933-35, and again in 1938. Originally called the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, it was renamed the Public Works Administration in 1935 and shut down in 1944.
