Post Office Mural – Towson MD
Date added: October 1, 2012; Modified: October 15, 2013
New Deal mural entitled “History of Transportation” painted by Nicolai Cikovsky in 1939. The mural is composed of five tempera panels.
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Sierra Madre Channel and Bridges – Sierra Madre CA
Date added: June 10, 2011; Modified: October 12, 2013
After New Deal workers constructed the nearby Sierra Madre Dam, CCC workers also built a series of concrete bridges and the flow channel that leads from the dam through the town of Sierra Madre. The work was completed around 1940…. read more
Wash Area Stone Wall – Sierra Madre CA
Date added: October 10, 2013; Modified: October 12, 2013
A stone wall along the north side of an overflow catchment field that typifies CCC water projects constructed in the area.
New York Drive – Pasadena CA
Date added: August 13, 2013; Modified: October 12, 2013
In the town of Pasadena, California, “the CCC put… young men to work quickly on projects such as the extension of New York Avenue (now called New York Drive) from Foothill Blvd (now Altadena Dr) to Sierra Madre Villa Rd.”
Bergen County Court House Murals – Hackensack NJ
Date added: October 11, 2013; Modified: October 11, 2013
“In the 1930’s as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), murals were painted in courtrooms 253 and 352. In the early 1940’s an additional mural was added in courtroom 357. All three murals were designed by Teaneck resident William… read more
Steuben House Renovations – River Edge NJ
Date added: October 11, 2013
The Steuben House is a longstanding historical and architectural landmark in Bergen County NJ. Its style recalls the Bergen Dutch community. The house was occupied for military purposes during much of the American Revolutionary War, including by General Washington. During… read more
Teaneck High School Addition – Teaneck NJ
Date added: October 11, 2013
Teaneck High School had been completed in 1928, but the PWA funded the addition of the school’s ‘junior wing’ in 1936.
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum – Shreveport LA
Date added: October 10, 2013; Modified: October 10, 2013
This impressive art deco museum was built by the PWA: “Completed in 1939 as one of the New Deal’s Public Works projects, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is an architectural jewel, in the ultra modern style of the times. Layered… read more
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum Albrizio Fresco – Shreveport LA
Date added: October 10, 2013
As part of the original federal project funding the building of the museum, Conrad Albrizio was hired to paint this massive, recently restored fresco for the museum’s entrance: “Conrad Albrizio is the artist of the four panels that comprise the… read more
Hudson Elementary School – La Puente CA
Date added: July 1, 2011; Modified: October 10, 2013
WPA demolished five existing buildings and constructed a new one story, frame and stucco earthquake proof building for kindergarten purposes. It is not clear if the WPA also reconstructed the rest of the school, perhaps after 1939.
Post Office Relief – Harrison NJ
Date added: October 8, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts plaster relief entitled “Industry and the Family.” The relief was created by artist Murray J. Roper.
Post Office Murals – Cranford NJ
Date added: October 8, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The post office contains a series of murals depicting “The Battle of Cranford during the American Revolution.” The murals were funded by TRAP and painted by artist Gerald Foster in 1937.
Natchez Trace Parkway – Nashville TN
Date added: July 26, 2012; Modified: October 8, 2013
“The Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service unit in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Traceand preserves sections of the original trail. The Natchez Trace Parkway logo can be seen on signs and trail… read more
Natchez Trace Parkway – Natchez MS
Date added: October 8, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The 445-mile parkway follows the general path of the old Natchez Trace, originally a footpath for Native American Choctaw and Chickasaw (Littman). The parkway runs from Natchez, Mississippi, across the northeast corner of Alabama, and into Tennessee. The Northern Terminus… read more
Possum Kingdom Stone Arch Bridge – Graford TX
Date added: January 24, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The 18-span stone arch bridge, just below the Morris Shepherd dam on Lake Possum Kingdom, is the longest and most substantial masonry arch bridge in Texas. The design was chosen to withstand flood waters released from the dam a mile… read more