National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center

National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center
The main building as seen from the driveway
Nearest city Woodstock, New York
Coordinates 42°2′25″N 74°5′39″W / 42.04028°N 74.09417°W / 42.04028; -74.09417Coordinates: 42°2′25″N 74°5′39″W / 42.04028°N 74.09417°W / 42.04028; -74.09417
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1939
NRHP reference # 92000455[1]
Added to NRHP April 30, 1992

National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center is a national historic district located at Woodstock in Ulster County, New York. The district includes seven contributing buildings and three contributing structures. It includes three shop buildings, four shed buildings, a ca. 1900 barn, and a decorative flagpole base. It was built in 1939 by the National Youth Administration and operated until 1942 as a facility devoted to training youths in the industrial arts. The camp is currently used by the Woodstock School of Art.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kathleen LaFrank (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-03-20. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".
Cornerstone of the 1939-built work center.


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