Ruidoso Athletic Club – Ruidoso NM
Date added: March 5, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built the Village/School auditorium 1941 in Ruidoso NM. The facility was converted to Ruidoso Athletic Club in mid 1980’s.
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San Jose de los Jemez Mission: Site Improvements – Jemez Springs NM
Date added: January 17, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completed improvements at the San Jose de los Jemez Mission in Jemez Springs NM. The San Jose de los Jemez Mission is a mission compound for the Jemez Pueblo, established by the Catholic Church and… read more
Placitas Elementary School (former) – Placitas NM
Date added: January 10, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Placitas Elementary School in Placitas NM. This building was the elementary school for the unincorporated village of Placitas under the Bernalillo Public School System. There was a land swap of this site with… read more
Mountainair Municipal Auditorium – Mountainair NM
Date added: December 17, 2022
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Mountainair Municipal Auditorium in Mountainair, NM between 1934 and 1936. Local architect-builder Everett Grist designed the structure. Presently, the auditorium operates under the name Robert J… read more
Lake Carlsbad Beach Park – Carlsbad NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
Quoting from a supplement issued 30 years prior, the Carlsbad Current-Argus stated in 1970: “Through the assistance of WPA the city has just completed a $50,000 improvement program at Municipal Beach park. This includes a beautiful bath house of natural… read more
Lakewood School (former) Improvements – Lakewood NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
Carlsbad Current-Argus: “Local [Works Progress Administration] employees are now engaged in … refurbishing Lakewood school at Lakewood. … Second story of Lakewood school will be removed, a new roof and teacherage – will be built, and rooms will be redecorated.”
Park Road Repairs – Carlsbad Caverns National Park NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) “helped to rebuild the flood-damaged Walnut Canyon road” after a major flood in September 1941. This is the “main” road for the park, now known as Carlsbad Cavern Highway.
Rattlesnake Springs Historic District – Carlsbad NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated Camp NP-1-N from 1938 to 1942 at Rattlesnake Springs—now the Rattlesnake Springs Historic District—in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The group conducted substantial work at the site. Bob Hoff’s Carlsbad Caverns History Blog: At Rattlesnake… read more
Garage (Building #27) – Carlsbad National Park NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a garage in what is now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination form, 1988: Warehouse, NPS Bldg #27, probably designed by Ken Saunders, architect, Branch… read more
Warehouse (Building #26) – Carlsbad National Park NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a warehouse in what is now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination form, 1988: Warehouse, NPS Bldg #26. Designed in 1941 by architect Ken Saunders… read more
Triplex Dwellings – Carlsbad National Park NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed two triplex residences: NPS Building 25 and Building 28, in what is now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination form, 1988: Multiple Dwelling Unit #1:… read more
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District – Carlsbad NM
Date added: April 9, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated a camp at Rattlesnake Springs from 1938 to 1942 and conducted substantial construction and development work at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, including at what’s now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District…. read more
Port of Entry (former) – Malaga NM
Date added: March 22, 2022
The WPA constructed a port of entry facility in 1938 along U.S. 285. Living New Deal believes the facility to be long demolished. Carlsbad Current-Argus, 1938: Ground was broken at Malaga today for construction of a new port of entry… read more
Eddy County Courthouse Square Landscaping – Carlsbad NM
Date added: March 22, 2022
According to the Carlsbad Current-Argus, WPA efforts in Eddy County included “landscaping Carlsbad courthouse grounds.”
Edison School – Carlsbad NM
Date added: March 22, 2022
The Edison School is identified as a project that received New Deal assistance in the form of Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in an article in the Carlsbad Current-Argus.