Knoxville National Cemetery Improvements – Knoxville TN
Date added: July 18, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted an improvement project at Knoxville National Cemetery, providing work for about 35 laborers.
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Nashville National Cemetery Improvements – Nashville TN
Date added: July 18, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted an improvement project at Nashville National Cemetery, providing work for about 35 laborers.
Memphis National Cemetery Improvements – Memphis TN
Date added: July 18, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted an improvement project at Memphis National Cemetery, providing work for about 35 laborers.
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Improvements – Greeneville TN
Date added: July 18, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted an improvement project at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville, Tennessee, providing work for about 35 laborers.
Luttrell Street Bridge over First Creek (demolished) – Knoxville TN
Date added: November 30, 2019
The bridge was built by the Works Progress Administration. It was demolished at an unknown date and replaced with a pedestrian bridge.
Central High School Building Addition – Knoxville TN
Date added: November 30, 2019
Central High School was built in 1931. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) added a “school room equipment.” The WPA cost was $3,085.66. The WPA also did work on the football field and grounds improvements. The WPA cost was $4,750.76.
Haywood Farms – Stanton TN
Date added: September 11, 2019
In 1937, when the Resettlement Administration was turned over to the Farm Security Administration, the proposed farmstead community at Haywood Farms, Douglass Community, was still in the land acquisition stage. Within a year, the Farm Security Administration had “built or… read more
Federal Building – Clarksville TN
Date added: June 17, 2019
The Federal Building in Clarksville, Tennessee—originally constructed as a post office, was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The design of the United States Post Office for Clarksville was released April 19, 1935, to be located on… read more
Post Office Murals (former) – Clarksville TN
Date added: June 17, 2019
Artist F. Luis Mora painted Arrival of the Renfro Family and Abundance of Today in 1938 for the Clarksville US Post Office. The two murals were placed in the lobby January 20, 1938 by the New York artist, assisted by… read more
Post Office – Lawrenceburg TN
Date added: June 17, 2019
The Lawrenceburg post office was completed in 1935 with Louis A. Simon as supervising architect and John W. Wolcott Jr. as architect. The original building is a “symmetrical five-by brick building” and has been extended with an addition that is… read more
High School (former) – Clarksville TN
Date added: June 16, 2019
The Clarksville High School received a 1935 addition to the building, funded by PWA, city, and Board of Education. PWA funded $14,000 of the total cost of $50,525. State PWA engineer was Thomas H. Allen, and Katterjohn was the low-bid… read more
Armory (former) – Clarksville TN
Date added: June 16, 2019
The National Guard Armory in Clarksville was one of several Art Deco-styled armories in the state. The site was surveyed January 1940, located north of the Austin Peay Normal School on Drane and Marion Street. Excavation and pouring of the… read more
Post Office (former) – Brownsville TN
Date added: June 14, 2019
The one-story brick Colonial Revival building has four original 32-light display windows, original paired eight-light wood and glass doors, with wooden surround and broken pediment over the door . The building has a brick parapet, stone cornice with ornamentation, and… read more
Bailey Junior High School Additions – Nashville TN
Date added: June 10, 2019
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded additions to three existing schools in Nashville 1938-1940. Supervising architects for the projects were Hart, Freeland, and Roberts of Nashville, although the design architects for projects varied. The Nashville firm of Dougherty, Clemmons and… read more
New Sprankle Building (former TVA Headquarters) – Knoxville TN
Date added: January 12, 2019
The Sprankle Building (also known by later names of The Pembroke and The Daylight Building) is now a 38- (formally 40) unit condominium in the adaptive reused building. Built in 1927, this building housed the initial offices of the Tennessee… read more