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"Deming has an impressive list of WPA projects: Deming Public Library, Country Club, Junior High, Morgan Hall, Columbus School, Sunshine School, Hospital addition, Park, street paving, sewer work, curbs and trees plus a National Guard building." -Phyllis Eileen Banks
Date added: March 31, 2012; Modified: March 14, 2024
The New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association list Columbus City Hall on their map of New Deal structures built in New Mexico.
Date added: August 5, 2023; Modified: October 6, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the former town hall building in Española, New Mexico. The location and status of the structure are unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: February 18, 2018; Modified: September 23, 2023
A former school facility in Grenville, New Mexico was constructed by the W.P.A. The building is in a state of decay.
Date added: March 10, 2012; Modified: July 26, 2023
“This building, which was built in 1938 as a post office in the New Deal project, PWA (Public Works Administration), is the home of a beautiful Peter Hurd mural which is on the front exterior of the building. In Alamogordo,… read more
Date added: December 7, 2013; Modified: July 24, 2023
The historic Portales post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Theodore Van Soelen entitled “Buffalo Range.”
Date added: February 28, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023
Constructed by the WPA in 1938-39, the Melrose City Hall is made of locally quarried sandstone. The ashlar stone is laid in regular courses with triangular and random pieces inserted into the pattern to add interest. The corners of the… read more
Date added: May 16, 2013; Modified: July 24, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the walls and entry of the Fort Sumner Cemetery.
Date added: April 23, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2023
“The Shuler lobby is the permanent home to eight WPA murals dating to 1933-34[*] by artist Manville Chapman. The murals show scenes depicting the history of Raton and the surrounding area from early settlements in the 1840s through the era… read more
Date added: April 15, 2012; Modified: July 24, 2023
Construction of the Roosevelt County Courthouse and Jail was undertaken as a New Deal project during the Great Depression. Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), the building was actually a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied… read more
Date added: March 31, 2012; Modified: July 14, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the former city hall in Lordsburg, New Mexico. Operations have since been relocated. The site of the historic New Deal city hall is presently unknown to Living New Deal. “Another city with a list… read more
Date added: July 14, 2023; Modified: July 14, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the historic and photogenic public library building in Lordsburg, New Mexico. NRHP: “The Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library is a single-story adobe building constructed in 1936-1937 as part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) cost-sharing program… read more
Date added: April 9, 2022; Modified: May 21, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated a camp at Rattlesnake Springs from 1938 to 1942 and conducted substantial construction and development work at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, including at what’s now known as the Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District…. read more
Date added: March 5, 2023; Modified: March 5, 2023
The Works Progress Administration built the Village/School auditorium 1941 in Ruidoso NM. The facility was converted to Ruidoso Athletic Club in mid 1980’s.
Date added: January 17, 2023; Modified: January 18, 2023
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) completed improvements at the San Jose de los Jemez Mission in Jemez Springs NM. The San Jose de los Jemez Mission is a mission compound for the Jemez Pueblo, established by the Catholic Church and… read more