Date added: 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: 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: 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
The Public Works Administration (PWA) carried out the reconstruction of the Municipal Building, formerly known as “Lange’s Building.”
Date added: 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
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
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 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.
Date added: September 25, 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 25, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the George Washington School (renamed Evelyn Marcelli Elementary School, closed in 2012) on St. Thomas.
Date added: September 25, 2017
The Public Works Administration carried out “repairs and improvements to the quarters of the Director of Police.” The cost of the project was $1,742.89.
Date added: September 17, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration carried out “repairs and renewals” work at the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (now J. Antonio Jarvis School) on St. Thomas.
Date added: September 11, 2017
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration carried out light repair and maintenance work on Johnny Horn Road, on St. John.
Date added: September 11, 2017
The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Jolly Hill Road on St. Croix. “Graded and constructed shoulders along this road for a distance of ¾ mile…straightening road.”
Date added: September 11, 2017
The Works Progress Administration carried out construction and improvements on Gamble Liefte Gade in St. Thomas. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway […] widening existing curves, blasting… read more