• Delaware Ordnance Depot (former) Development - Pedricktown NJ
    The WPA conducted extensive work at former Delaware Ordnance Depot, located on the west side of Route 130 about halfway between Penns Grove and Pedricktown. Many buildings and much of the infrastructure from the time is still extant. WPA projects at the old Ordnance Depot included: "Improve buildings and grounds by constructing magazines and rail facilities, barracks, dispensary, offers and non‐commissioned officers quarters, roads, sidewalks and utilities, landscaping; and performing appurtenant and incidental tasks." Official Project Number: 713‐2‐19 Total project cost: $900,000.00 Sponsor: Commanding Officer, Delaware Ordnance Depot, and War Department "A non‐construction project to improve and rehabilitate buildings, public utility systems, water supply and gypsy...
  • Penns Grove Middle School - Penns Grove NJ
    The middle school was built as Penns Grove High School in 1934-6 as a PWA (Public Works Administration) project and has undergone numerous repairs in recent years. Because of its unique architecture, the school was listed by Preservation New Jersey as one of the 10 most endangered historic places in New Jersey in 2011. The PWA supplied a $230,000 loan and $83,061 grant for the project, whose total cost was $312,159. The building served as the high school until the current high school on Harding Highway was built. PWA Docket No. NJ 3188
  • Post Office - Penns Grove NJ
    The historic Penns Grove post office was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds.
  • Post Office Bas Relief - Penns Grove NJ
    The bas relief "Early Traders," by Benjamin Hawkins, was produced for historic Penns Grove in 1942 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.