Mill Creek Park: Stitt Pavilion – Boardman OH
Date added: January 23, 2023
Stitt Pavilion was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1938. Still in use.
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Mill Creek Park: Retaining Wall – Youngstown OH
Date added: January 23, 2023
Retaining wall that borders the Artists’ Trail in Mill Creek Park. Built by the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1936.
Leo Petroglyphs and Nature Preserve – Leo OH
Date added: January 22, 2023
The park features a Works Progress Administration (WPA) shelter protecting sandstone petroglyphs. The petroglyphs are thought to have been created by the Fort Ancient people. The WPA completed other work at the site.
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium – Massillon OH
Date added: November 25, 2022
Football stadium constructed 1938-1939 by the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration for $246,000. Currently home of the Massillon Washington High School football team.
Harmon Field – Greenville OH
Date added: November 21, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built an athletic stadium and swimming pool in 1937 in Greenville OH. The Athletic field has recently undergone renovations and is still in use by the Greenville High School in Greenville, Ohio. In 2017, the original… read more
Leslie L. Diehl Band Shell – Dayton OH
Date added: September 5, 2022
The Leslie L. Diehl Band Shell was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Dayton OH.
Warder Nursery Improvements – Cincinnati OH
Date added: June 10, 2022
In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a barn at Warder Nursery in Cincinnati OH. The project was one of several undertaken by the WPA in the city. “Three WPA projects for park improvements at Cincinnati, Ohio, have been… read more
Glendale Steps – Akron OH
Date added: June 6, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Glendale Steps in Akron, OH. Originally constructed to link the Walnut Street neighbourhood at the top of a 200′ bluff near downtown Akron to Glendale Park at the base of the bluff. The site… read more
Main Street Steps – Cincinnati OH
Date added: May 30, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Main Street Steps in Cincinnati OH. Access up and down Mt. Auburn. Excerpt from Cincinnati Magazine: “These are Cincinnati’s first concrete steps, poured as a WPA project in the 1940s, and longest, at… read more
Richwood Town Hall / Opera House Work – Richwood OH
Date added: May 17, 2022
The municipal building at 101 S. Franklin St. in Richwood, Ohio has seen many functions over the years and was the site of New Deal work relief efforts during the Great Depression. Est. in 1890 to function as the seat… read more
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (“Nickel Plate Road”) Locomotive No. 700 (demolished) – Cleveland OH
Date added: April 12, 2022
In 1934, it was reported that the American Locomotive Company “is building 15 freight engines for the ‘Nickel Plate’ Railroad, in its plant at Schenectady, N.Y… All of these engines are being built with a PWA loan to the Nickel… read more
Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant – Cleveland OH
Date added: January 26, 2022
The Public Works Administration financed the construction of the facility with an $8,990,000 grant. Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of three wastewater and sewerage treatment facilities in the Cleveland area. According to a 2015 Pittsburg Post and Gazette article,… read more
Fremont Armory – Fremont OH
Date added: January 22, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Fremont Armory in Fremont OH in 1936. Originally a National Guard Armory. Presently (January 2022) Armory Vintage Market.
Pedestrian Bridge – Stoutsville OH
Date added: January 15, 2022
This is a suspension-type bridge with steel cables by 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). A restoration was completed in 2017 and was reopened for foot traffic. It is the only WPA project remaining in Fairfield County.
University of Cincinnati: Student Union Building – Cincinnati OH
Date added: May 4, 2021
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the University of Cincinnati: Student Union Building in Cincinnati OH in Cincinnati OH. The building was fireproof and had central heating. It contained the University Book Store, a lunge, a 700-seat dining… read more