• Post Office - Belleville KS
    The historic post office building in Belleville, Kansas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937-8.
  • Post Office Mural - Belleville KS
    The 0il-on-canvas mural "Kansas Stream" was painted by Birger Sandzen in 1939 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Republic County Courthouse - Belleville KS
    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Republic County Courthouse in Belleville KS. According to the Society of Architectural Historians, "The Commissioners of Republic County prepared plans for a replacement courthouse and received funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA’s hope was to support important public projects and to relieve the employment crisis of the Depression years. The relatively labor-intensive process and durable nature of reinforced concrete made it a favored building material for many federally supported projects."
  • Street Improvements - Belleville KS
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted street improvement work in Belleville, Kansas. The Belleville Telescope, Dec. 28, 1933: "Many of the city's dirt streets have been improved the past two weeks by men working on the city CWA project. Cleaning of ditches and regrading is the nature of the work that is giving employment to ten men."