Waterworks – Monaca PA
Date added: May 9, 2023
In 1940, the Works Progress Administration reconstructed Monaca’s waterworks with locally quarried stone. The project cost $50,000. A marker on the building identifies it as “W.P.A. PROJECT NO. 21284.”
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Post Office Relief – Ford City PA
Date added: April 30, 2023
The Post Office in Ford City houses a New Deal artwork titled “Glass Making” by Josephine Mather. The ivory colored bas relief was made using Carrara structural glass.
Daniel Boone Homestead Development – Birdsboro PA
Date added: April 5, 2023
The Daniel Boone Homestead is a 579-acre park with multiple historic structures including the birthplace of famed pioneer Daniel Boone. The site is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The National Youth Administration (NYA) played a… read more
Lincoln High School Addition – Ellwood City PA
Date added: March 29, 2023
In 1934, the Public Works Administration gave a $28,770 grant and $71,230 loan to the Ellwood City school board for an addition to Lincoln High School. The addition included 18 class rooms and a gymnasium. It was designed by Robert… read more
High School (former) – Waynesboro PA
Date added: March 29, 2023
A high school in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania was constructed between March 1936 and April 1937, enabled by the provision of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. The New Deal grant amounted to $144,855 toward the $322,230 eventual total cost of… read more
Post Office – Waynesboro PA
Date added: March 29, 2023
The stately long-serving post office in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds.
Scotland School for Veterans’ Children (former) Development – Scotland PA
Date added: March 29, 2023
The historic Scotland School for Veterans’ Children (SSVC) received a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant for the construction of one of more buildings on its campus. The PWA grant amounted to $228,000 of the eventual $748,952 cost of the… read more
Courthouse Sculptures – Erie PA
Date added: March 5, 2023
According to the website of the General Services Administration “Young American Man and Young American Woman act as sentinels to the main courtrooms of the 1937 Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Erie, Pennsylvania. These two sculptures express the admirable… read more
Erie Federal Courthouse – Erie PA
Date added: March 4, 2023
Also known as the Erie Federal Courthouse and Post Office, the building is now part of a complex of buildings that serve as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and other federal… read more
Old Economy Village Restoration – Ambridge PA
Date added: February 28, 2023
“Careful research has been done and is continuing and the whole restoration is by no means complete. The part undertaken with P.W.A. aid was completed in July 1938 at a construction cost of $32,164 and a project cost of $37,175.”
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Navy Hall – Bloomsburg PA
Date added: January 19, 2023
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Navy Hall at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large construction project… read more
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Tennis Courts – Bloomsburg PA
Date added: January 6, 2023
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Tennis Courts at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large construction project… read more
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Centennial Gymnasium – Bloomsburg PA
Date added: January 5, 2023
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Centennial Gymnasium building at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large… read more
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Shop/Storage – Bloomsburg PA
Date added: January 5, 2023
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a shop/storage building at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large construction… read more
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Athletic Field (demolished) – Bloomsburg PA
Date added: January 5, 2023
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of an athletic field at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large construction… read more