Mesa Historical Museum (Mesa, Arizona)

 museum, school, Neoclassical (architecture), Streamline Moderne (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, history museum, Mission Revival (architecture), New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historical museum housed in the former Lehi School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1913 (north classroom building; added onto in 1939); 1939 (south auditorium building)
Architectural style: Neoclassical and Mission Revival (classroom building); Federal Moderne (auditorium)
Areas of significance: Education; Community Planning and Development; Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture
Area: 5 acres
Date added to NRHP: 8/30/2001
Notes: The south auditorium portion of this former school complex was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.