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Date added: August 23, 2010; Modified: April 17, 2023
“This large structure covering an entire city block was built by the Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division to house various Federal offices in San Francisco. It houses the Navy Department, Veterans’ Bureau, War Department, Interior Department, the Weather… read more
Date added: July 13, 2010; Modified: November 7, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded construction of the Buena Vista Elementary School (now Bryant Elementary) in the 1930s. We believe that the New Deal building is still in place. A record card for the project in the National Archives… read more
Date added: July 13, 2010; Modified: November 5, 2022
In 1935-36, the Public Works Administration (PWA) paid for the partial reconstruction of a 1913 wooden school building (removal of the 3d floor) and the addition of a new wing that added six classrooms. Verplanck and Graves (p. 113) provide… read more
Date added: July 13, 2010; Modified: November 5, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a major rebuild of the former Patrick Henry Elementary School (now the Downtown High School) in San Francisco, California. In December 1933, the San Francisco Board of Education decided to remodel the 3-story, wooden… read more
Date added: October 7, 2011; Modified: August 17, 2022
George Washington High School in San Francisco was built with the help of Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It was completed in 1937. “This building was constructed to reduce overcrowded conditions in other senior high schools. It has 39… read more
Date added: September 28, 2006; Modified: April 1, 2022
The enormous Cow Palace—or, more formally, the Livestock Exhibition Building—was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. It was completed in early 1938 at a cost of $701,648. It lies just south of the San Francisco city/county line in… read more
Date added: August 4, 2008; Modified: January 11, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Veterans Boulevard approach road and tunnel to the Golden Gate Bridge (not itself a New Deal project) in 1939-40. The roadway runs north-south across the Presidio of San Francisco, connecting… read more
Date added: October 2, 2011; Modified: March 14, 2020
This school was originally built for children with physical disabilities. It later became a continuation high school, and currently houses the SFUSD Cal-SAFE program, the Hilltop School, and various community agencies. At the time of its construction, it housed 18… read more
Date added: June 16, 2010; Modified: January 21, 2019
‘The administration and terminal building is semicircular in plan, its court having a diameter of 86 feet. It is constructed entirely of reinforced concrete and is designed to resist earthquake shocks. It has 2 main floors and 2 mezzanine floors… read more
Date added: July 13, 2010; Modified: June 3, 2018
“In later audits ‘school’ and ‘auditorium’ listed separately. Could be separate buildings?” Contributor note: The auditorium is attached to the school. The structure was renovated a few years prior to 2018.
Date added: April 27, 2018; Modified: April 28, 2018
The Public Works Administration funded improvement work at the Alcatraz Prison on Alcatraz Island. The cost of the project was $1,100,000. The funds for the modernization were earmarked through a PWA program in 1938. The modernization plans were temporarily suspended after the… read more
Date added: September 13, 2011; Modified: August 15, 2017
‘The United States Mint at San Francisco occupies an imposing site on the summit of a rocky hill overlooking Market Street, the main thoroughfare of the city. The southern approach consists of a double flight of winding stone steps to… read more
Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: May 8, 2017
An 840 x 965 ft reservoir that added 82 million gallons of storage to the existing 60 million gallon reservoir that was already on site. The reservoir is lined with 6″ of reinforced concrete and the roof has 21/2″ slab… read more
Date added: July 13, 2010; Modified: April 11, 2017
“Built in the 1920s, the renovated hospital campus contains more than a hundred contemporary and historical public artworks. The entryway to the main building displays five murals by WPA [Works Progress Administration] artist Glen Wessels. The WPA inspired three contemporary… read more
Date added: June 23, 2008; Modified: April 11, 2017
Funds for a seawall and fill for the exposition site were provided through a $3,043,000 WPA grant. Another WPA grant of $1,296,000 provided for roadways, a causeway, trestles, landscaping, and drainage of water systems. A PWA grant of $1,711,000, matched… read more