• Pinecrest Sanitarium (former) Addition - Beckley WV
    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of facilities for the Pine Crest Sanitarium, Beckley, Raleigh County. Project W. Va.-1126-DS. Today the facility is in service and operates as the Jackie Withrow Hospital. A market at the hospital site reads: "Established in 1927 by act of the Legislature to provide additional facilities for sufferers from tuberculosis. Opened to the public in 1930. Capacity increased, 1938. Early treatment of the disease is emphasized. Altitude 2350 feet."
  • Raleigh County Courthouse - Beckley WV
    The historic Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley, West Virginia was constructed between March 1936 and November 1937. Construction was enabled by a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) grant; the P.W.A. supplied $114,545 for the project, whose total cost was $268,953. The Raleigh County Courthouse is in downtown Beckley on a 240' x 240'square lot. It is an Art Deco style building using steel joist construction and concrete floors. The exterior is pink and neutral color Indiana sandstone with terra cotta. The building is a three story I plan with full basement. The front façade has three divisions with 12 bays with the...
  • Road Improvements - Beckley WV
    The Works Progress Administration completed road improvements in Beckley, Raleigh County. The work included “patching and surface treating, 17,000 yards of bituminous macadam streets.”
  • Stratton High School - Beckley WV
    The school was built using funding of $48,372 grant from the Public Works Administration. Construction began on 22 August 1938 was completed by contractor J.O. Freeman. The school cost $77,405 when complete with the balance from local and/or state funding. The school opened Fall 1939 as a school for blacks. It survived desegregation. The school is part of the New Deal effort in West Virginia and is considered eligible under Criteria A although further research is needed for determine other criteria.
  • U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (former) - Beckley WV
    This New Deal Post Office in Beckley was built with Treasury Department funds in 1933.