St. Jones Creek (St. Jones River) Landscaping – Dover DE
Date added: November 8, 2017
The Works Progress Administration carried out landscaping work on the St. Jones Creek (today St. Jones River) in the vicinity of Dover.
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Old Court House Restoration – New Castle DE
Date added: May 14, 2017
“Sites of WPA projects to preserve historic shrines include … Old Court House, Delaware.” Now the New Castle Court House Museum.
Sewage Treatment Plant – Rehoboth Beach DE
Date added: October 12, 2016
The PWA helped construct sewers and a treatment plant in Rehoboth Beach.
State Training School – Stockley DE
Date added: October 9, 2016
The PWA built this cottage at the State Training School, later known as the Stockley Center, which housed the developmentally disabled.
State Welfare Old Age Infirmary – Smyrna DE
Date added: October 9, 2016
The PWA conducted unspecified work at the State Welfare Old Age Infirmary, now the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill. The state legislature appropriated $50,000 to the infirmary in 1935, potentially as matching funds for PWA work. From Delaware: A… read more
Frankford Town Hall and Fire Department – Frankford DE
Date added: October 9, 2016
The PWA helped construct this fire station, which evidently doubled as a town hall. Subsequent additions have been made but the original building stands.
Woodbridge Elementary School – Greenwood DE
Date added: October 9, 2016
The PWA built this addition to what is now Woodbridge Elementary School.
Delmar School (demolished) – Delmar DE
Date added: October 8, 2016
The PWA completed this addition to the Delmar School in 1939. The school was reportedly demolished and rebuilt in 2000.
John Bassett Moore School Addition – Smyrna DE
Date added: October 8, 2016
This addition to what is now John Bassett Moore Intermediate School was built with assistance from the WPA.
Delaware State College Improvements – Dover DE
Date added: October 8, 2016
The WPA conducted improvements, including a sewage disposal plant, at the State Negro College, which was established in 1921. From the Delaware Public Archives: “On June 17, 1921, the Board of Trustees of the State College for colored students, later… read more
Dover Park – Dover DE
Date added: October 8, 2016
The WPA constructed this park from a reclaimed landfill c. 1937.
Old Arsenal – New Castle DE
Date added: October 8, 2016
The “Old Arsenal,” as it is known, was built in 1809, and remodeled by the WPA. From Waymarking.com: “‘It was repaired and remodeled in 1936, partly as a project of the Works Progress Administration and leased (1937) to the Unemployment… read more
John Bassett Moore School Murals – Smyrna DE
Date added: July 20, 2016
A collection of murals was painted for what is now the John Bassett Moore School in Smyrna, Delaware, commissioned by the WPA. Produced by Brandywine River School artists Walter Pyle, Jr., Stafford Good, and Edward Grant, the murals are entitled:… read more
Big Stone Beach Road Development – Milford DE
Date added: July 20, 2016
Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was road construction between ‘Tub Mill’ and Big Stone… read more
Road Development – Rockland DE
Date added: July 20, 2016
Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was road construction between Rockland and Thompson’s Bridge. The… read more