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    Craighead County Courthouse – Jonesboro AR

    Date added: September 14, 2015; Modified: September 15, 2015

    The Craighead County Courthouse, an Art Deco style building located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was constructed in 1934-1935 with the aid of funds provided by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The Arkansas General Assembly established Craighead County and established Jonesboro… read more

    Lincoln County Courthouse – Star City AR

    Date added: July 27, 2015

    The WPA built the Lincoln County courthouse in Star City between 1941 and 1943. The building was designed by the architectural firm Wittenberg & Delony, financed with a WPA grant of $135,000, and built with the assistance of WPA laborers.

    Knoop Park – Little Rock AR

    Date added: July 8, 2015; Modified: July 11, 2015

    From the Arkansas Times: “Originally developed in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project, Knoop Park offers visitors hiking trails and picnic tables. The park is known for its striking vistas.”

    "Threshing"

    Post Office (former) Mural – Magnolia AR

    Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015

    The 4’6″ x 12′ oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Threshing” was painted in 1938 by Joe Jones for what was then Magnolia’s new post office. The mural is still housed in the building, which had been converted into Magnolia’s Public Library before… read more

    Independence County Courthouse – Batesville AR

    Date added: April 22, 2015; Modified: April 22, 2015

    The Independence County Courthouse is a two-story, stone masonry institutional building with a raised basement and a Batesville marble exterior, laid out in a symmetrical, roughly “H”-shaped plan. The central, taller section of the building is five bays in length… read more

    ASU Museum Mural – Jonesboro AR

    Date added: October 8, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015

    H. Louis Freund painted this 13′ x 4’8″ oil on canvas mural “Early Days and First Post Office in Pocahontas” in 1939 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts for the post office in Pocahontas. After years of damage, it… read more

    University of Arkansas: Ozark Hall – Fayetteville AR

    Date added: March 27, 2013; Modified: January 29, 2015

    “After completion of the PWA-funded University Library and Chemistry Building, the University received an additional $413,000 loan and $337,909 grant from the PWA for the construction of three additional buildings on campus. The PWA funds were used to construct the… read more

    Gibson Hall Archive Photo

    University of Arkansas: Gibson Hall – Fayetteville AR

    Date added: December 3, 2011; Modified: January 29, 2015

    "The new men's dormitory at the University of Arkansas is divided into three separate units, each having its own entrances and stairway. The building is 55 by 189 feet in plan and 3 stories in height. On the first floor… read more

    Memorial Hall at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

    University of Arkansas: Futrall Memorial Hall – Fayetteville AR

    Date added: December 3, 2011; Modified: January 29, 2015

    "The University of Arkansas Campus Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 2009. The district covers the historic core of the University of Arkansas campus, including 25 buildings.[2]… read more

    Vol Walker Hall, University of Arkansas

    University of Arkansas: Vol Walker Hall (Library) – Fayetteville AR

    Date added: December 2, 2011; Modified: January 29, 2015

    "Before construction of this new building, the library of the University of Arkansas was housed in the nonfireproof administration building. The new structure has a capacity of 265,000 volumes and furnishes study desks for approximately 600 students. In addition, there… read more

    University of Arkansas: Home Economics Building – Fayetteville AR

    Date added: March 27, 2013; Modified: January 29, 2015

    “After completion of the PWA-funded University Library and Chemistry Building, the University received an additional $413,000 loan and $337,909 grant from the PWA for the construction of three additional buildings on campus. The PWA funds were used to construct the… read more

    School Building (former) – Alco AR

    Date added: February 4, 2014; Modified: January 29, 2015

    The one-story stone school was constructed in the Plain Traditional style in 1938 by the NYA. The construction of the school was an economic and education boost to Stone County, one of the most isolated of Arkansas counties, with the… read more

    WPA Road Bridge – Alpena AR

    Date added: January 28, 2015

    The Work Projects Administration constructed a bridge over Long Creek outside Alpena, Arkansas, on what is known as WPA Road, in 1942.

    Big Four School (former) – Providence AR

    Date added: October 17, 2014; Modified: January 20, 2015

    “Situated in a grassy, tree-covered field in a remote area. the abandoned Big Four School building was constructed in 1915, but remodeled so extensively in the 1930’s by the Works Progress Administration bar it is actually more representative of this… read more