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Date added: August 4, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a 1,500,000-gallon reservoir north of Laurel, Montana. The project was completed in 1936. “Heading the list of completed WPA projects in Laurel Is the $14,000 municipal water reservoir which will go Into use at… read more
Date added: November 27, 2021
In 1938, the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $150,000 (about $2.8 million in 2020 dollars) for the construction of a museum in Browning, Montana, for the Blackfeet and other plains tribes. At the time, it was “the largest Government project…… read more
Date added: March 21, 2018
The Works Progress Administration built the Libby City Hall in the mid-1930s. Today the two-story brick building serves as the Police Department. The following excerpt is from “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROPOSED PLAN OF MINING AND RECLAMATION TROY PROJECT – ASARCO… read more
Date added: March 17, 2018
The Journalism Building on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, now known as Stone Hall, was constructed by the Public Works Administration in 1936-7. The three-story brick structure housed the Journalism School and the printing press of the student newspaper, the… read more
Date added: March 17, 2018
“Missoula architect C. J. Forbis ushered in a new campus building phase in 1935 with the construction of [what was then the] student union. The building’s placement and modern Art Deco façade broke ranks with the Renaissance Revival style called… read more
Date added: February 14, 2018
The Lincoln County Courthouse (is) truly a story of two buildings in one as the mid-1930s Art Deco-styled courthouse received a totally new front, in a contemporary style, in the 1970s as the town and county expanded in the wake… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to improve what is now known as Billings Logan International Airport, in Montana. W.P.A. project info: “Make improvements to municipal airport” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐66 Total project cost: $295,767.00 Sponsor: City of Billings
Date added: February 8, 2018
Then known as Butte Municipal Airport, the CWA, FERA, and WPA each contributed toward the finishing of the “best equipped landing field in the state.” The Big Timber, MT Pioneer reported in Sept. 1937: “Definite plans were completed for the… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to develop what is now known as Missoula International Airport, in Montana. W.P.A. project info: “Develop and improve airport” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐34 Total project cost: $928,324.00 Sponsor: Missoula County
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to develop what is now known as Helena Regional Airport, in Helena, Montana. W.P.A. project info: “Improve municipal airport” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐168 Total project cost: $201,345.00 Sponsor: City of Helena “Improve municipal airport” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐71… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to develop what is now known as Havre City County Airport, in Havre, Montana. W.P.A. project info: “Develop and improve airport” Official Project Number: 265‐1‐91‐58 Total project cost: $522,520.00 Sponsor: City of Havre and Hill County
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. worked to develop Lewistown Municipal Airport in Montana. Project details: “Develop airport site” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐48 Total project cost: $66,752.00 Sponsor: City of Lewistown “Develop airport site” Official Project Number: 165‐1‐91‐XX Total project cost: $63,975.00 Sponsor: City… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018
Multiple New Deal agencies contributed to the development of what is now Great Falls International Airport. According to the Big Timber Pioneer newspaper, the PWA supplied a loan and grant toward a $304,000 project at what is now Great Falls… read more
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. constructed a Civic Center in Billings, Montana, ca. 1935-8. The exact location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal. Official Project Number 65‐91‐6550
Date added: February 8, 2018
The W.P.A. conducted development work at Fort Missoula in Montana. W.P.A. project info: “Construct additions to buildings” Official Project Number: 13‐3‐91‐160 Total project cost: $103,566.00 Sponsor: War Department “Construct additions to buildings” Official Project Number: 13‐3‐91‐35 Total project cost: $125,000.00 Sponsor:… read more