Rockwood Park Golf Course – Fort Worth TX
Date added: April 10, 2013
This municipal golf course opened in 1938. The first nine holes were constructed by the CWA. Additional work was completed by the WPA.
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Buffalo Zoo Entrance Court – Buffalo NY
Date added: April 9, 2013
“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
Lehigh Parkway – Allentown PA
Date added: April 9, 2013; Modified: April 9, 2013
Lehigh Parkway is a large public park along the Little Lehigh River in Allentown. Along with much of the rest of Allentown’s park system, Lehigh was developed largely by the WPA. “The stone wall in Lehigh Parkway may be the… read more
Carter County Courthouse – Van Buren MO
Date added: April 8, 2013
Stone courthouse constructed by the WPA in 1936.
Post Office Mural – Tylertown MS
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
Lucile Blanch (aka Lucille Blanch, Lucile Lunquist Blanch, Lucile Lundquist-Blanch, & Lucille Lundquist-Blanch) painted “Rural Mississippi-From Early Days to Present” for the Tylertown, Mississippi post office. According to Deborah Purnell (2004), it was “actually a fresco painted directly onto the… read more
Arneson River Theatre – San Antonio TX
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
The Arneson River Theatre is a well known landmark along San Antonio’s Riverwalk. Built with WPA funds between 1938 and 1940 it has hosted thousands of events. The stage is on the north bank of the river with seating on… read more
Ellis Library Northwest Addition – Columbia MO
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
The Ellis library was built in 1915. The PWA added this addition in 1935. The addition to the existing Ellis Library “provide[d] urgently needed, usable, fire-proof, stack space for books, reading, seminar rooms, and other library facilities.” It is still… read more
Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center – Ashland MO
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
This densely forested area in the 30’s was marginal land having been logged and overgrazed. This prompted the purchase of these marginal farms which were nearly bankrupt and the formation of the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center, a function… read more
Broadway State Office Building – Jefferson City MO
Date added: April 6, 2013; Modified: April 6, 2013
This state office building was constructed in the Art Moderne style of Carthage marble in order to complement the state capitol which is north of the Broadway building. It was partly constructed with WPA funds.
Washington Park – Jefferson City MO
Date added: April 6, 2013; Modified: April 6, 2013
This large park sits on both sides of a creek that meanders through the grounds and is crossed by several bridges. The park was developed by the WPA in the 1930s. The Washington Park shelter house on Missouri St was… read more
Francis Park – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 6, 2013
The land on which St. Louis Hills was developed was owned by David Francis, former governor of Missouri and ambassador to Russia in 1916. He donated 60 acres of land for the park in 1917. It was developed as a… read more
Central VPA High School – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 4, 2013; Modified: April 4, 2013
This WPA school was built in 1936-1937 as the Southwest High School. It is now the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. This school has been added onto multiple times and the front of the original building is not… read more
South Kingshighway Viaduct – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 4, 2013; Modified: April 4, 2013
This bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on South Kingshighway Boulevard just south of Interstate 44 was built by the WPA and the Missouri State Highway Department in 1936. Extensive structural problems, some related to earthquakes, have made this bridge… read more
Peabody Opera House – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 3, 2013
This building was originally part of the St. Louis Municipal Auditorium complex and was then known as the Kiel Opera House. The rest of the complex was later demolished, and this building became the Peabody Opera House. It was begun… read more
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: April 3, 2013
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is a large park along the Mississippi River maintained by the National Park Service. It contains the iconic St. Louis Gateway Arch. The construction of the park lasted for multiple decades. The WPA and the… read more