Date added: March 2, 2024
Glassboro State Normal School, founded in 1923, trained South Jersey women and men to be elementary school teachers. In 1935, when they received federal funds, there were 330 students at the school. Today, Glassboro State Normal School is Rowan University…. read more
Date added: February 14, 2024
Medford Lakes’s Municipal Sewer Plant and collection pipelines, Waste Water Treatment Facility and collection system was built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) assistance in 1937-1938. “The sewage system for the community was built in 1937 to 1938 through WPA assistance… read more
Date added: April 26, 2022; Modified: January 26, 2024
Stanley Holmes Village (a.k.a. Stanley Village) is a 420-unit low income housing project on Adriatic Avenue that was built in 1937 and expanded in 1951. Its the oldest public housing complex in New Jersey. Atlantic City was the first municipality… read more
Date added: July 9, 2014; Modified: August 7, 2023
The no-longer extant (demolished and since redeveloped) Westfield Acres was a public housing project constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the New Deal. The first families moved in on May 1, 1938 and the project was demolished in… read more
Date added: November 3, 2014; Modified: August 7, 2023
The oldest intact house in Atlantic County, the Somers Mansion dates to the 1720s and was “continuously occupied by the Somers family for over 200 years. In 1937, Somers family descendants deeded it to the Atlantic County Historical Society. New… read more
Date added: January 5, 2015; Modified: July 31, 2023
Bayonne High School was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the Great Depression. The massive undertaking cost $1.67 million; the PWA provided a $1.18 million loan and $494,000 grant to Bayonne. Construction occurred between March 1935 and… read more
Date added: March 20, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic former Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: a large mural, entitled “Columbia under the Palm,” painted by Karl Free in 1939. The mural remains in place despite USPS having… read more
Date added: March 19, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic former Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey, was constructed in 1934. It was originally Princeton’s main post office. Sold in the mid-2010s, the building is privately owned, serving as a restaurant before undergoing extensive renovations around… read more
Date added: July 28, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The main post office in downtown Newark, NJ—designated the Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse in 2000 by act of Congress—was constructed during the Great Depression. The cornerstone bears the year 1933. The post office occupies the first floor… read more
Date added: December 17, 2014; Modified: July 24, 2023
The New Jersey National Guard Armory located near McGinley Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building is still in use and also serves as a recreational… read more
Date added: January 10, 2015; Modified: July 19, 2023
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal building, now the town library, based on the design of—and using stones from—Oakland’s Old Ponds Church. In fact, the building’s façade was designed as an “exact replica of the old church.”
Date added: June 21, 2014; Modified: July 14, 2023
The historic South Orange post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Bernard Perlin entitled “Outdoor Activities of South Orange.”
Date added: April 26, 2014; Modified: July 14, 2023
Atlantic City International Airport was “established in 1942 as a Naval Air Station on 4,312 acres leased from Atlantic City.” (www.sjta.com) “In 1941, in its attempt to stimulate the local economy, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) had begun clearing a… read more
Date added: July 23, 2013; Modified: July 10, 2023
The historic post office building in Pitman, New Jersey was completed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: July 9, 2023
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $99,470 grant for construction of the Town Hall for Harrison, New Jersey. The building bears a 1936 cornerstone. Completed in 1937, the total cost of the project was $313,245. PWA Docket No. NJ [W]1168