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Date added: September 24, 2023
The Works Progress Administration made a number of improvements to the original 1919 city park, including stone drinking fountains, walls and entrance gates, and a stone bridge that are identifiable in 2023.
Date added: September 23, 2023
Now a private residence, the Washington Township Gymnasium & Community Building was built by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in 1938 as an addition to the 1916 Roll, Indiana School.
Date added: September 12, 2023
Former school building converted to apartments. Partially funded by and named in honor of a community benefactor who grew up in the town of Versailles (and by the way, the one in Indiana, is “Vur-saylz”). James Tyson was one of… read more
Date added: August 10, 2023
The original municipal swimming pool at the city park in Tipton, Indiana was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The facility has since been replaced.
Date added: August 10, 2023
What was then Indianapolis Municipal Airport, now Indianapolis International Airport, was completed as part of a massive New Deal project, with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is sometimes difficult, from sources, to differentiate work… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal pool at Columbian park in Lafayette, Indiana. “The pool was built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and was the place to swim for kids in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Delphi,… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal pool in Kokomo, Indiana. Living New Deal believes the facility has since been replaced and likely demolished.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building near Washington Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. The building is located at the northeast corner of 30th St. and Lasalle St., and appears to be part of a church property.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop Centennial Park in Plymouth, Indiana.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a dam in or near Plymouth, Indiana, impounding a 300-acre-foot lake. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Huff Cemetery in German Township, Marshall County, northwest of Bremen, Indiana.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Bremen Cemetery in Bremen, Indiana.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at what was then Lincoln High School in Plymouth, Indiana. The educational facility, fronting N Liberty Street, appears to have no athletic fields—just parking lots.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the former school in Inwood, Indiana. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Marshall County Courthouse in Plymouth, Indiana. The agency also “bettered” the highway garage, jail, and infirmary (locations unknown).