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Date added: June 18, 2023; Modified: June 18, 2023
The office building for the Marianna waterworks was built in 1936-1937 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Projected cost was $11,697 with the PWA contributing $5106. The building is constructed of red brick in the Spanish Revival style…. read more
Date added: January 16, 2023; Modified: January 16, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) built the American Legion meeting place, a log construction building with a brick fireplace.
Date added: December 26, 2022; Modified: December 27, 2022
A gymnasium/auditorium was built for Marion High School in Marion, Arkansas in 1938-39 with a funding from the state Department of Education and the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) – also known as the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (see… read more
Date added: March 9, 2013; Modified: December 10, 2022
“V-CCC Company 1781 was assigned to Petit Jean State Park. Being a company of World War I veterans, most of the men were older with experience in construction work. The CCC worked at Petit Jean from 1933 to 1938. The… read more
Date added: February 28, 2017; Modified: December 10, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the water tower at Mather’s Lodge in Petit Jean State Park from native stone.
Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: September 21, 2022
The Section of Fine Arts-funded oil-on-canvas mural “Lumbering in Arkansas” was painted for the Siloam Springs post office by Bertrand R. Adams in 1940. “Bertrand Adams was commissioned for $600 to create a mural for Siloam Springs, Arkansas as a… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: September 13, 2022
This 5′ x 10′ oil-on-canvas mural entitled “How Happy Was the Occasion” was painted by Mary M. Purser in 1939. Her husband, Stuart Purser, painted murals for the Carrolton, AL; Leland, MS; Ferriday & Gretna, LA post offices. “Mary May… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: September 13, 2022
The New Deal mural “Rural Arkansas” was painted for the historic Paris, Arkansas post office, where it still hangs today. “Joseph Vorst was commissioned for $740 to create this 4’x13′ oil on canvas mural for Paris, Arkansas based on his… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: September 13, 2022
The lobby of the historic post office building in Van Buren, Arkansas, possesses a 12′ x 5′ section oil-on-canvas mural entitled “The Chosen Site.” This mural was painted by E. Martin Hennings in 1940. From the University of Central Arkansas:… read more
Date added: August 17, 2013; Modified: September 12, 2022
This mural “Local Industries” by Natalie Henry was completed with support from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1940. It was originally in the Springville Post Office, but it is now on display at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark… read more
Date added: July 20, 2022; Modified: July 20, 2022
The National Youth Administration constructed a school gymnasium in Big Flat, Arkansas in 1938-1941. The structure is a single story stone masonry building “designed in the Plain Traditional style with Craftsman influences.” (NRHP) The interior of the gymnasium has been… read more
Date added: August 1, 2019; Modified: May 19, 2022
The “Nursing and Health Professions Building” is among the four remnant buildings, out of nine, that had been built on A-State Campus during the depth of the depression. In September 1933, the ASU Board of Trustee considered plan for four… read more
Date added: April 10, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Atalanta Lake Park in 1937. Located in Rogers AR, the park and lake development secured recreational opportunities for area residents for years to come. The Fort Smith office of the WPA notified the… read more
Date added: May 17, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022
Forrest City, Arkansas’s City Hall (sometimes known as the Municipal Building) was constructed in 1938-9 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $9,676 for the project, whose total cost was $22,151…. read more
Date added: May 17, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022
The Forrest City Public Library was constructed between 1938-39 and was designed by the Little Rock, Arkansas, firm of Sanders & Ginocchio. The PWA provided a grant of $10,791 for the project, whose total cost was $24,242. It was the… read more