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Date added: August 10, 2014; Modified: August 10, 2014
Max Starcke Park is a 227 acre park located along the Guadalupe River. It is the main municipal park in Seguin. The land was a pecan orchard prior to the park’s dedication in 1938. The park was designed by Robert… read more
Date added: October 12, 2013; Modified: August 10, 2014
The WPA did extensive work in this Dallas park as part of “an extensive parks beautification program intended to make the city a showplace. For Reverchon, this meant the introduction of a series of stoneworks, including the floral amphitheater known… read more
Date added: January 7, 2012; Modified: August 8, 2014
Lakeview Elementary School in Mahopac, New York was originally constructed as Mahopac High School during the 1930s with the assistance of the federal Public Works Administration (PWA Docket No. NY 6223). The PWA provided a $180,000 loan and a $136,448… read more
Date added: August 7, 2014; Modified: August 7, 2014
A historic marker at the Kenmore-Tonawanda Municipal Building reads: “Kenmore-Tonawanda Municipal Building Exemplifies the classical-monumental style of renowned architect E.B. Green. Erected in 1936 with [P]ublic [W]orks [A]dministration funds to house the governing bodies of the Village of Kenmore and… read more
Date added: August 7, 2014
The Central and High School in Union Springs, New York was constructed during the 1930s. The federal Public Works Administration contributed funds that enabled the project’s development. PWA Docket No. NY 1233 provided a grant of $146,250 to the school… read more
Date added: August 5, 2014; Modified: August 5, 2014
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) laborers improved Brown County State Park from 1933 – 1934. The CWA laborers built shelters and worked on establishing trails during their brief stay at Brown County State Park. In 1933 two Civilian Conservation Corps… read more
Date added: August 5, 2014
Truxton, New York’s Central School was built during the 1930s. The project’s construction was aided by federal Public Works Administration funds (PWA Docket No. NY 6488).
Date added: August 5, 2014
The Central School in Salem, New York was constructed during the 1930s with the benefit of federal Public Works Administration funds (PWA Docket No. 1505-DS). The original building is now part of an expanded educational facility.
Date added: August 5, 2014
Marcellus, New York’s Chester S. Driver Middle School was originally constructed as the Central Grade and High School during the 1930s. The project’s construction was aided by federal Public Works Administration funds (PWA Docket No. NY 1159-R).
Date added: August 4, 2014
Tietze Park is a 9-acre park in the City of Dallas acquired in 1924. At that time it was named Keith Park. Ten years later it was renamed Tietze Park, after W.R. Tietze, who was Superintendent of Parks for the… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014; Modified: August 4, 2014
J. P. Elder Middle School Annex (originally part of the North Fort Worth High School), was one of the school district’s existing schools that received landscaping by the CWA/WPA during the New Deal. At this school, a lengthy sandstone retaining… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014
“Huntley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census.” (Wikipedia) While Huntley no longer maintains any educational facilities, the town received a new grade school whose construction was enabled… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014
Morningside Elementary School was constructed during Fort Worth’s $4.5 million school building program that was supported with PWA funds. The school was constructed in 1935-36 and has received later additions. It was designed by Earl T. Glasgow and constructed by… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014; Modified: August 4, 2014
Chester, New York’s former high school was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration funds during the 1930s (PWA Docket No. NY 1205). The building is now home to the Chester Learning Center.
Date added: March 6, 2014; Modified: August 4, 2014
According to the Suffolk County News the federal government granted $750,909 toward the construction of a new high school building in Riverhead in 1935. While the article cites the WPA as the source of the funds, this school was a… read more