Date added: September 10, 2014; Modified: September 10, 2014
Like many nearby New Deal projects, this Works Progress Administration community school features high quality stone craftsmanship. The building presently serves as a combined junior and senior high school for the rural Zalma R-5 School District.
Date added: September 10, 2014; Modified: September 10, 2014
Completed in 1938, these concrete-based football stadium bleachers were constructed in a former quarry that furnished rock to many local New Deal projects. The stadium is still called “The Pit.”
Date added: December 17, 2011; Modified: September 9, 2014
“Teaneck is a rapidly growing residential community in the metropolitan area of New York City. The former library building became inadequate. Alterations were made to the present building and two end wings were added. The old portion is shown in… read more
Date added: September 9, 2014; Modified: September 9, 2014
The historic Oregon County Courthouse building in Alton, Missouri was a Work Projects Administration project. Designed by architect Earl Hawkins, the structure was completed in 1942.
Date added: September 9, 2014; Modified: September 9, 2014
Constructed in 1940 by the Army Corps of Engineers, this dam created the 45,000-acre Lake Wappapello reservoir on the St. Francis River. Constructed with the primary intention of flood control, Lake Wappapello continues to offer recreational opportunities including boating, fishing, and… read more
Date added: August 20, 2012; Modified: September 9, 2014
New Deal mural entitled “Arrival of the First Train in Herington–1885” painted by H. Louis Freund in 1937. Medium: oil on canvas Size: 11′ x 5′
Date added: February 24, 2008; Modified: September 8, 2014
The men from Camp Castle Crags worked here seasonally, from May to October, 1934-1937. They cleaned up the park and the shore of Lake Britton, built a fire break around the park, and a campground on the east side of… read more
Date added: September 8, 2014; Modified: September 8, 2014
Funded by the Public Works Administration, the school cost $42,000. This work was supervised by W. J. Walker of the Olney PWA office, who supervised the Jermyn School construction.
Date added: November 13, 2010; Modified: September 8, 2014
This New Deal elementary school in Hayfork, CA was built for a total of $19,364 from 1935 to 1936 and was estimated to have benefitted 200 people. Hayfork is a small town near Weaverville, in Trinity County, CA
Date added: March 2, 2012; Modified: September 8, 2014
“Kletzsch Park was also greatly improved with the use of relief labor. A Civilian Conservation Corps camp was established in Kletzsch Park in May of 1935 and discontinued in November of 1935. The CCC projects completed included a new dam… read more
Date added: December 14, 2011; Modified: September 7, 2014
“Brentwood is a suburb of St. Louis, a short distance west of the city, and had a population of 2,819 in 1930. Its new city hall is erected in a residential district and provides space for a council chamber, offices… read more
Date added: June 4, 2014; Modified: September 5, 2014
This community park in East Los Angeles was constructed by the WPA. The park and its central building are still in use and features a more recently constructed swimming pool and playground.
Date added: June 11, 2014; Modified: September 5, 2014
One of the oldest parks in Los Angeles County, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park was a product of WPA efforts. Located in the unincorporated “census-designated” community of Florence-Graham, CA in southern Los Angeles County, the park continues to serve as a… read more
Date added: April 21, 2014; Modified: September 5, 2014
Construction on Camp Lassen’s Chico main lodge was begun in September 1935 with funds from the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) and completed the following spring. The Chico Meadows site was cleared from forest lands originally leased from the Diamond… read more
Date added: April 24, 2014; Modified: September 5, 2014
This rural Shasta County schoolhouse was built with funding from the WPA in the period between 1935 and 1938. The school building has since been remodeled and is currently in use as a private residence.