Post Office Murals – Dedham MA
Date added: July 5, 2013; Modified: July 5, 2013
The post office contains two TRAP murals by W. Lester Stevens painted in 1936. The murals are entitled “Early Rural Mail Delivery” and “Early Rural School.”
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Post Office Mural – Milton MA
Date added: July 5, 2013; Modified: July 5, 2013
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Elizabeth Tracy entitled “The Suffolk Resolves–Oppression and Revolt in the Colonies.”
Harley Park – Boonville MO
Date added: June 26, 2013; Modified: July 4, 2013
Harley Park is historically significant as the home of 4 Hopewell Indian mounds. It has an overlook of the Missouri River, recently having a Lewis and Clark campsite marker placed at the overlook. Several WPA projects were completed in the… read more
Sylvan Theater Historic District – Des Moines IA
Date added: July 2, 2013
“Built in a public park in 1931, the Sylvan Theater Historic District reflects a movement that took place throughout the United States in the 1930s. It was a movement to expand the facilities of parks beyond the passive enjoyment of… read more
Sioux City Art Center – Sioux City IA
Date added: July 1, 2013
“The Art Center Association of Sioux City was first incorporated in 1914 as the Sioux City Society of Fine Arts by John C. Kelly, John McHugh, W.P. Manley, T.A. Black, Alice K. Lawler and Cora E. Henderson. From its inception… read more
Maquoketa Caves State Park Improvements – Maquoketa IA
Date added: July 1, 2013; Modified: July 1, 2013
“The first park land was purchased in 1921. However, the majority of the park facilities were not constructed until the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Both programs resulted from the federal government… read more
Pine Lake State Park Cabins – Eldora IA
Date added: July 1, 2013
“Four recently remodeled stone and timber cabins are nestled along the Iowa River. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress administration in the 1930s, these cabins have fireplaces to take the chill off a cool fall… read more
Clinton-Peabody Public Housing – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: July 1, 2013
The Clinton-Peabody public housing complex was a 2 and 3-story Apartment complex on the near south side of St. Louis which at the time was a predominately white neighborhood. It was the white public housing complex that was built at… read more
Carr Square Village – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: July 1, 2013
Large development of 2 and 3-story apartments just west of downtown St. Louis, interestingly just east of the up-coming and infamous Pruitt –Igoe public housing complex. Carr-Square Village is still in use, a testament to its forethought and sound construction…. read more
Ralph Stover State Park – Pipersville PA
Date added: June 30, 2013; Modified: June 30, 2013
Ralph Stover State Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is a popular destination in whitewater kayaking and rock climbing. “In 1931, the Stover heirs gave this property to the Commonwealth for use as a state park. Recreational facilities were opened in… read more
Silver Lake Park – Bristol PA
Date added: June 30, 2013; Modified: June 30, 2013
Silver Lake Park sits in the Coastal Plain Province of Pennsylvania. “Owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the lake scarcely had any open water by the 1920’s. In 1927 the Pensylvania Railroad completed a survey and we believe it was them who marked… read more
Mammoth Cave National Park – Mammoth Cave KY
Date added: June 30, 2013
Mammoth Cave National Park in central Kentucky encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. The National Park Service website describes CCC work on the park: “…the Civilian Conservation Corps arrived on the scene to… read more
Power Plant Addition – Perry OK
Date added: June 30, 2013
A 1939 PWA project involved a significant extension of the Perry power plant designed to double the city’s electricity output. Pre-work estimates put the cost of the project at $75,000, with $45,000 to be provided by the federal government. Exact… read more
Perry High School Buildings – Perry OK
Date added: June 29, 2013; Modified: June 30, 2013
“In 1937 the public school system was in serious need of a building program, but the two previous bond issues were not yet paid off and, because of the Depression, the valuation of the district had dropped drastically. These circumstance… read more
Wright School – Frontenac MO
Date added: June 29, 2013; Modified: June 29, 2013
Constructed with federal funding in 1935-36. The Wright school was initially in St. Louis County and was not affiliated with a school district, but then joined the Ladue School District. The Wright School was an elementary school for many years,… read more