Date added: May 12, 2017; Modified: August 22, 2023
“Marley Homes at Frederiksted, St. Croix Island. An undeveloped plot of 17 acres dedicated by the municipality is the site of this development. A series of 1-story row houses provide 70 rooms arranged in 38 family-dwelling units. The structures cover… read more
Date added: May 10, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2022
“Construction work is under way on St. Peter Mountain Road, St. Thomas, on Feb. 1, 1937. Public Works employees are scattered up and down the steep hillside, building dry stone retaining walls. The work was organized under the Works Progress… read more
Date added: August 30, 2017; Modified: May 14, 2022
The WPA carried out construction and improvements on Pile Straede in Charlotte Amalie. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway […] widening existing curves, blasting rock from the… read more
Date added: August 30, 2017; Modified: May 14, 2022
The WPA carried out construction and improvements on Levkoi Straede in Charlotte Amalie. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway […] widening existing curves, blasting rock from the… read more
Date added: May 31, 2019; Modified: May 31, 2019
The historic Emancipation Gardens post office, a.k.a. Alvardo de Lugo Post Office, in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas houses the only two examples of New Deal federal building artwork in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The works were commissioned by the… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: May 31, 2019
The historic Emancipation Gardens post office, a.k.a. Alvardo de Lugo Post Office, in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses the only two examples of New Deal federal building artwork… read more
Date added: May 31, 2019; Modified: May 31, 2019
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) engaged in landscaping work on the grounds of the then-new post office in Charlotte Amalie.
Date added: May 5, 2017; Modified: May 31, 2019
The Public Works Administration carried out major repairs and renovation work at Fort Christian in St. Thomas. Public Works Federal Project No. 11. The PWA work cost $1,995.35.
Date added: September 28, 2017; Modified: May 3, 2019
The Public Works Administration (PWA) carried out the reconstruction of the Municipal Building, formerly known as “Lange’s Building.”
Date added: April 5, 2018
The Centerline Road in St. Croix was paved by Civilian Conservation Corps crews enrolled in Camp V-2. The work was completed so that the US President could drive from Frederiksted to Christiansted on a paved road, but mostly for the… read more
Date added: September 28, 2017; Modified: September 28, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built new bathroom facilities for the Frederiksted High School School (renamed Arthur A. Richards Junior High School) on St. Croix.
Date added: September 28, 2017; Modified: September 28, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the East Hill School on St. Croix.
Date added: September 27, 2017; Modified: September 27, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the Christiansted Junior High School (renamed Elena Christian Junior High School) on St. Croix.
Date added: September 25, 2017; Modified: September 27, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the James Madison School (renamed Edith Williams School) on St. Thomas.
Date added: September 27, 2017; Modified: September 27, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the Benjamin Franklin School (renamed Guy Benjamin School) on St. John.