• Armory (destroyed) Improvements - Dover DE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted an improvement project at the former armory building in Dover, Delaware. The building was destroyed by a hurricane in 1954 and replaced by the Haslet Armory. The location of the old armory is unknown to Living New Deal. WPA Project No. 65‐1‐24‐2079. Sponsor: War Department
  • Barkers Landing Bridge - Dover DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at the Barkers Landing Bridge, several miles southeast of Dover. Living New Deal believes the bridge to have been replaced. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Court Street Bridge Balustrades - Dover DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction of balustrades at the Court Street bridge, east of the Capitol building in Dover. The street has since been renamed for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the status of the structures is presently unknown to Living New Deal. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA's road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Delaware State College Improvements - Dover DE
    The WPA conducted improvements, including a sewage disposal plant, at the State Negro College, which was established in 1921. From the Delaware Public Archives: "On June 17, 1921, the Board of Trustees of the State College for colored students, later known as Delaware State College, approved a resolution recommending the establishment of a four year high school for Negro students on its campus. This was the second such institution in the state, and the first outside of Wilmington. Many of the classes were held in the Dupont Building, also known as the Practice School. This building was named for Pierre S....
  • Dover Park - Dover DE
    The WPA constructed this park from a reclaimed landfill c. 1937.
  • Hall of Records - Dover DE
    "The Hall of Records is a much needed addition to the group of State buildings at Dover. It contains offices for the governor and the secretary of state, the research room, the archives lobby, and a vault 19 by 24 feet for the storage of records, on the first floor. On the second floor are offices for the motor-vehicle department and the franchise-tax department. The building is fireproof throughout. The exterior walls are red brick laid in flemish bond and the trim is marble and wood. The roof is covered with slate. The finish throughout the interior is...
  • Road Development - Dover DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road from Bay Road to what was then State Police Station #3, in Dover. The exact location and name of the road in question is unknown to Living New Deal. An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA’s road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.  
  • Sanitary Sewers - Dover DE
    A sanitary sewer construction project was undertaken in Dover, Delaware during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. (PWA Docket No. DE W1023)
  • St. Jones Creek (St. Jones River) Landscaping - Dover DE
    The Works Progress Administration carried out landscaping work on the St. Jones Creek (today St. Jones River) in the vicinity of Dover.
  • U.S. 13 Development - Dover to Smyrna DE
    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a dual carriageway that is now U.S. 13, through Smyrna, down to Bishops Corner, a place name for a community that lay just northeast of Cheswold, and through to Dover. The CWA also developed a road from Smyrna to White House, Delaware, and the construction continued north from Smyrna; the exact location and name of the road in question is unknown to Living New Deal. An average...
  • Wesley United Church Education Center (Old Post Office) Mural - Dover DE
    A set of several panels painted by William D. White in 1937 entitled "Harvest, Spring and Summer." The murals were funded by TRAP for what was then the Dover DE post office and is now the Wesley United Church Education Center. From the September 9, 1936 edition of the Sunday Star: “The saga of the life and industries of Kent County is depicted in the mural being prepared for the Dover Post Office by William D. White, of Carcroft, near Wilmington. “Mr. White is one of the many artists throughout the nation contributing his talent towards the decoration of post office buildings,working for...