Post Office Mural – Berwyn IL
Date added: December 15, 2012; Modified: December 17, 2013
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Picnic” painted by Richard Haines in 1942.
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Post Office Mural – Downers Grove IL
Date added: December 17, 2012; Modified: December 16, 2013
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “Chicago, Railroad Center of the Nation” painted by Elizabeth Tracy in 1940. In the 1930’s, many jobs programs were created to help those who were struggling during the depression. The… read more
Newport Beach Elementary School – Newport Beach CA
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 16, 2013
One of many schools rebuilt with PWA funds after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
4-H Camp Cabins, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest – Appomattox VA
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2013
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built some of the cabins at the Holiday Lake 4-H Center in Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest. The CCC also constructed the Woolridge Wayside picnic area nearby.
Woolridge Wayside Picnic Area, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest – Dillwyn VA
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2013
The Woolridge Wayside picnic area on Woolridge Road (Rt. 640) in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest “features some large black walnut trees and a spring at the bottom of the hill. The Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, built this shelter, as… read more
Dawley Memorial Park Improvements – Richmond RI
Date added: December 15, 2013
“Dawley Memorial Park [is] a 200-acre tract of woodland [in Rhode Island] that was given to the State in 1933 by Mrs. Mary W. Dawley of the village of Wyoming. It is a memorial to her husband, Amos J. Dawley,… read more
Lynchburg City Stadium – Lynchburg VA
Date added: December 15, 2013
This ballpark (also known as Calvin Falwell Field) was built with the assistance of WPA funds is currently home to the Lynchburg Hillcats, a Minor League baseball team. “The ballpark project began in 1936, after the city purchased 28 acres… read more
North Avenue Beach and Facilities – Chicago IL
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2013
Prior to being a sun-bathing destination, the area now known as the North Avenue Beach was a final resting place for thousands of Chicagoans. In 1835, Chicago authorities set aside land for two cemeteries, one on the south and north… read more
Main Street Improvements – Smithtown NY
Date added: December 15, 2013
“The original Smithtown Railroad Station was built in 1872, when the LIRR was extended to Smithtown. A new railroad station was built in 1936 while a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project was underway to eliminate the grade-level crossing on Smithtown’s… read more
American Legion Hut – Edmond OK
Date added: November 9, 2013; Modified: December 9, 2013
“This American Legion hut is a one-story native stone building, constructed in the Craftsman style. It is located at the SW corner of Stephenson Park, and was a WPA project in 1936. It was constructed at a cost of $7,000… read more
Williamsport Community Building – Williamsport MD
Date added: December 9, 2013
The Williamsport Community Building at Byron Memorial Park, in Williamsport, Maryland, was constructed by WPA workers in 1938. The building is still used today, highlighting once again the enduring value of WPA projects.
Post Office Mural – Cordell OK
Date added: December 7, 2013; Modified: December 7, 2013
The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Ila Turner McAfee entitled “The Scene Changes.”
Post Office Mural – Sayre OK
Date added: December 7, 2013
The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts mural by Vance Kirkland entitled “The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country.”
Charton Street School Mural – Newark NJ
Date added: December 7, 2013
The New York Times wrote the following in 2003 in a retrospective article of New Jersey-based artist Michael Lenson: “[Mr. Lenson] moved to Newark and applied at the W.P.A. office on Halsey Street … Soon, Mr. Lenson was designing and… read more
Will Rogers Park – Oklahoma City OK
Date added: March 22, 2013; Modified: December 4, 2013
“Development of this 118-acre park began in the 1930s as a joint project of the Oklahoma City Parks Department and the National Parks Service, with labor from the CCC and WPA. The CCC cleared trees and brush, pruned, built terraces… read more