Date added: July 25, 2017; Modified: July 25, 2017
In the mid 1930s the new Cranford High School building was constructed with assistance from the Federal Public Works Administration (PWA). In their photographic history of Cranford, New Jersey, Robert Fridlington and Lawrence Fuhro tell us that the high school building… read more
Date added: October 8, 2013; Modified: June 8, 2017
The historic Cranford post office was constructed in 1935-1936. The building, which houses examples of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: January 8, 2015
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed Nomahegan Park in Cranford, New Jersey during the Great Depression.
Date added: January 7, 2015; Modified: January 8, 2015
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed an artificial lake in Lenape Park, in Cranford / Springfield Township, New Jersey, along the Rahway River Parkway, ca. 1936.
Date added: October 8, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The post office contains a series of murals depicting “The Battle of Cranford during the American Revolution.” The murals were funded by TRAP and painted by artist Gerald Foster in 1937.