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Date added: May 1, 2016; Modified: July 14, 2023
Harvey Government Center is home to two examples of Federal Art Project-sponsored bas reliefs. They are located in the council chambers room on the second floor of the building. “New Deal art was also installed in the Florida Keys. The… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018; Modified: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. conducted substantial development work at Key West NAS. Project details: “Construct a rifle range” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐35‐122 Total project cost: $16,364.00 Sponsor: Officer in Charge, Key West Naval Station, U.S. Navy “Construct facilities and improve grounds” Official… read more
Date added: May 28, 2016; Modified: May 28, 2016
In 1933-1935, Alfred Crimi was one of several artists to be employed to create murals for the Key West Aquarium. The murals were begun under the CWA and completed under FERA. The Crimi murals were later destroyed, but modern day… read more
Date added: March 13, 2015; Modified: May 28, 2016
The CWA built the famous Key West Aquarium in 1934, amid a flurry of relief work by the FERA and the WPA on the island.
Date added: May 29, 2015
Artist William H. Hoffmann painted two WPA oil on canvas murals in 1936 for what was then the Key West High School, then the Glynn Archer Elementary School and is now the new Key West City Hall. The murals were… read more
Date added: March 13, 2015; Modified: March 13, 2015
The FERA initiated construction of Key West’s sewerage system in 1935-36. In 1935, the WPA took over FERA activities, and likely continued sewer construction efforts.
Date added: July 30, 2012; Modified: December 27, 2014
“The Overseas Highway is a 127.5-mile (205.2 km) highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast… read more