• Freeman Park - Woodland CA
    The January 16, 1936 issue of the Woodland Daily Democrat "reported that WPA-funded landscaping was transforming the 'old city dump at the east end of Court Street' into a 'new park for the City' and that 'much interest is being shown in the proposed target range which will occupy part of the park'." Though the park no longer appears to contain a target range, if it ever did, there is still a very nice park with a pagoda, a playground, a band stand and several other amenities at this location.
  • Post Office - Woodland CA
    The historic New Deal post office building in Woodland, California was constructed as a Treasury Department "project on land purchased from the Gallup family. The building is Spanish Colonial Revival in design with massive corner blocks joined by a central gabled front entrance. The smooth plaster finish is accented with decorative Spanish tile. A segmented arch spanning a transom window crowns the entrance, which is fronted by several brick steps." ("Woodland Architecture" folder, Yolo County Archive) Construction of the building is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.
  • Post Office Murals - Woodland CA
    The post office contains two large murals collectively titled "Farm Life." The murals, painted by George Harris in 1937, were funded by TRAP. A third mural entitled "The Trek of Father Crespi--1777" was painted by Katherine Works in 1938, but has since been destroyed.
  • Sidewalks - Woodland CA
    The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks in Woodland in 1938. The sidewalks are located in the neighborhood west of the Douglass Middle School. Several “WPA 1938” can be found on site.
  • Woodland City Hall - Woodland CA
    "The Spanish Colonial Revival style City Hall was built in several phases, starting in 1932 with the firehouse and jail building, including the tower, which was not only picturesque, but also created a functional space for hanging wet fire hoses. Woodland contractor Joe Motroni built the first phase, designed by prominent Sacramento architect, Dean & Dean. This new public building replaced the 1892 city hall and firehouse, which developed structural problems and had to be demolished. In 1936 the building was enlarged to include space for a new city hall. Designed by noted Sacramento architect, Harry J. Devine and built...