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    Post Office Mural – Caldwell KS

    Date added: August 19, 2012; Modified: May 24, 2022

    The historic Caldwell post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: the tempera mural “Cowboys Driving Cattle,” painted by Kenneth Evett under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1941.

    City Hall -  Bird City KS

    City Hall – Bird City KS

    Date added: December 12, 2021; Modified: May 17, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration built the City Hall in Bird City, Kansas. The park buildings were constructed with stone from Beaver Creek and the Kuhrt Ranch quarry.    

    Van Doren Park facilities

    Van Doren Park Facilities – Bird City KS

    Date added: December 12, 2021; Modified: May 17, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration built facilities at Van Doren Park in Bird City, Kansas. The park buildings were constructed with stone from Beaver Creek and the Kuhrt Ranch quarry.      

    WPA bridge plaque, Phillips County, KS

    Bridge – Phillipsburg KS

    Date added: May 17, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022

    A bridge carrying a dirt county road over a creek south and east of Phillipsburg, Kansas was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in 1940, as identified by a plaque on the bridge. The bridge is “not named, [over… read more

    Phillipsburg City Park Bridges – Phillipsburg KS

    Date added: February 18, 2018; Modified: May 17, 2022

    Two stone arch bridges were built by the Works Progress Administration in Phillipsburg City Park. One is a pedestrian bridge and the other bridge is used for automotive traffic. Built in 1936, these historic stone stone bridges are located on U.S. Hwy… read more

    Peabody City Park – Peabody KS

    Date added: May 17, 2022

    Wikipedia: “In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the football stadium limestone bleachers, west and north walls, picnic tables, fire pits, and various items in the park.”

    Russell Springs Bridge – Russell Springs KS

    Date added: January 7, 2022; Modified: May 14, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bridge in Russell Springs, Kansas during the 1930s. The location and status of the project are currently unknown to Living New Deal.

    Lincoln City Park, KS

    Lincoln City Park – Lincoln KS

    Date added: July 25, 2021; Modified: May 14, 2022

    The National Youth Administration (NYA) built park facilities in Lincoln City Park in Lincoln KS. West of the entrance is a bandstand built by the NYA in 1938, and restrooms built by the NYA in 1937.

    Oakdale Park Facilities – Salina KS

    Date added: April 28, 2022; Modified: May 9, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed comfort stations (restrooms)  and, Living New Deal believes, picnic areas in Oakdale Park. According to a Salina Parks and Recreation Master Plan Overview, the city is looking to replace the comfort stations, as the… read more

    Wakefied Library 

    Wakefield Public Library – Wakefield KS

    Date added: May 1, 2022; Modified: May 2, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Wakefield Public Library in Wakefield, Kansas in 1938. The library is still in use.

    "Rural Free Delivery"

    Post Office Mural – Goodland KS

    Date added: August 19, 2012; Modified: January 20, 2022

    A Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Rural Free Delivery” was painted by Kenneth M. Adams. The mural was installed in the then-new Goodland, Kansas post office in 1937. The artist also painted the mural for the New Deal… read more

    Kansas Emergency Relief Committee accomplishments film

    Atchison County Lake – Horton KS

    Date added: January 16, 2022; Modified: January 16, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration built the Decatur County lake in Decatur County KS, as part of Kansas’ Water Conservation Program.  

    Site plan for Camp Decatur. 

    Decatur Co. CCC Camp (Demolished) – Decatur KS

    Date added: January 11, 2022

    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Decatur Co. CCC camp in Decatur County KS in 1936. According to the Kansas Historical Society, “The former camp ground eventually was consumed by residential and commercial development. Today no remnants of Camp… read more