 On October 31, 1938, the Public Works Administration (PWA) offered the City of Austin a grant not to exceed $613,127 to cover 45% of the costs of school buildings, a stadium and field house, and additions and alterations to existing school buildings, including necessary equipment and acquisition of necessary land under PWA Docket No.Texas-2134-F. House Park was built using a portion of this funding package.Giesecke & Harris designed the project and J. R. Blackmore & Sons built it.