• Alliance Municipal Airport - Alliance NE
    Alliance Municipal Airport was enlarged, with several buildings constructed and the landing field extended, by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA).
  • Central Park Fountain - Alliance NE
    NHRP Nomination Form: "The City of Alliance Central Park Fountain was constructed on the corner of 10th Street and Niobrara Avenue in Alliance, Nebraska in 1935. The Fountain, an octagonal concrete structure which features tiers of water patterns and electrically controlled colored lights, was assembled with the combined efforts of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and crews from the City of Alliance. The Fountain occupies a prominent location in Alliance's Central Park along an original county and now city, thoroughfare. From the time of its first use in 1935 to the present, the Fountain has been a source of beauty and community...
  • Central Park Improvements - Alliance NE
    "Projects completed by the WPA included ... improving the city park (BX01-067) ..."
  • Municipal Building - Alliance NE
    The historic Alliance Municipal Building was constructed between March 1936 and April 1937 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $78,189 grant for the project, whose total cost was $178,625. PWA Docket No. NE 1079 In August 1935, the Alliance City Council took steps toward securing a new municipal building for Alliance. The council hired Omaha architectural firm John Latenser and Sons to draw plans for the new building, and encouraged the city to file an application with the Public Works Administration (PWA) for a free federal grant of $67,500.00 toward the building’s construction. A $100,000.00...