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National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center

Coordinates: 42°2′25″N 74°5′39″W / 42.04028°N 74.09417°W / 42.04028; -74.09417
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National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center
The main building as seen from the driveway
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center is located in New York
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center is located in the United States
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center
Nearest cityWoodstock, New York
Coordinates42°2′25″N 74°5′39″W / 42.04028°N 74.09417°W / 42.04028; -74.09417
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1939
NRHP reference No.92000455[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 March 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".
Cornerstone of the 1939-built work center.