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“Buffalo Zoo Entrance Court – funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA), the entry court and gates (1935-38) are the most intact surviving work of John Edmonston Brent, one of few African Americans practicing as both an architect and… read more
Date added: November 26, 2012; Modified: November 26, 2012
The post office contains two murals entitled “Saratoga in Racing Season” painted by Guy Pene du Bois in 1937 under the TRAP (Treasury Relief Art Project). This office is now the Finance Unit, Downtown.
Date added: November 25, 2012
The post office contains several murals depicting scenes of local history in the colonial period. They were painted by Jacob Getlar Smith with TRAP support in 1936.
Date added: November 25, 2012; Modified: November 25, 2012
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts terra-cotta relief made by Kenneth Washburn in 1952 and entitled “Jethro Wood Making the First Successful All-Metal Plough in 1819 in Moravia.”
Date added: November 19, 2012; Modified: November 19, 2012
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Early Commerce in the Erie Canal Region” painted by Arthur Getz in 1940.
Date added: November 18, 2012; Modified: November 19, 2012
The post office interior features five murals depicting winter sports painted by Henry Billings in 1937.
Date added: November 17, 2012
The post office contains five cast stone reliefs created under the TRAP program. The reliefs, created by Vincent Glinsky and his assistant Leo Schulemowitz in 1934, depict the “Evolution of Transportation.”
Date added: November 17, 2012; Modified: November 17, 2012
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Lock on the Champlain Canal, Fort Edward” painted by George A. Picken in 1938.
Date added: November 17, 2012; Modified: November 17, 2012
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Onion Fields” painted in 1942 by Alison Mason Kingsbury. “It was a piece that valorized the work of the local onion workers, many of whom where immigrants from Russia, and was aptly titled… read more
Date added: November 14, 2012; Modified: November 14, 2012
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts stone relief by Leopold F. Scholz: “”A Pioneer Woman’s Bravery,” a cast stone relief, 2′ 7″ x 6′ 2 1/2″ was sculpted by Leopold F. Scholz in 1940. Scholz (1877-1946) emigrated… read more
Date added: November 7, 2012; Modified: November 7, 2012
The post office contains two Section of Fine Arts murals painted by Waldo Peirce in 1939. The murals are entitled “Rip Van Winkle” and “Legends of the Hudson.”
Date added: July 21, 2012
“The grounds have been used for baseball since 1920, on what was Elihu Phinney’s farm. A wooden grandstand was built in 1924, later replaced by a steel and concrete grandstand built in 1939 by the Works Project Administration.”
Date added: January 7, 2012
"This school is situated on a 22-acre lot, rolling in character, and overlooks Manhasset Bay. The grounds are arranged for football and baseball fields, archery, junior playgrounds, tennis courts, and landscaped areas. The building is not symmetrical in plan. It… read more
Date added: January 7, 2012
"The South Junior High School at Newburgh is one of 2 schools which comprised this project. It is on the highest point of a 12-acre site and commands a superb view of the Highlands of the Hudson. It serves 19… read more
Date added: January 7, 2012
The PWA built the east wing of the Robert M. Finley middle school. "The Robert M. Finley Middle School, serving students in grades six through eight, is made up of several buildings: the west wing, built in 1910 and renovated… read more