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Hide Search OptionsDate added: November 19, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
During the Great Depression, the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a grant enabling the construction of a new addition to the then-high school in Craig, Colorado. Construction occurred between 1935 and 1936. The exact location and status of the… read more
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: January 14, 2015
“A 1938 project supported by the school district, town leaders and a PWA grant resulted in a building used for school and sports functions as well as an auditorium for public gatherings. It is the largest auditorium in the San… read more
Date added: April 20, 2013; Modified: January 10, 2015
“The park is associated with several Great Depression era federal relief programs. Constructed between 1933 and 1938 under the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), creation of the park provided… read more
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: January 10, 2015
“In the midst of the Great Depression, the county commissioners took advantage of a federal construction grant from the Public Works Administration to match county funds toward the erection of a new courthouse to replace a 1907 building. The 1936… read more
Date added: January 5, 2012; Modified: January 10, 2015
The mural “The First Crossing at Rocky Ford” hangs in the lobby of the historic Rocky Ford post office. “With the Great Depression, fewer people could afford to patronize the arts, severely impacting the careers of artists. The Treasury Departments… read more
Date added: April 26, 2013; Modified: January 10, 2015
“The stables, constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), are an important record of the federal relief programs administered on Colorado’s eastern plains during the Great Depression. The stables were one of a series of WPA improvement projects… read more
Date added: April 30, 2013; Modified: January 8, 2015
This collection of buildings includes an elementary school, a gymnasium and a high school. The three buildings are located on a row along State St. and still serve as the primary educational facilities for the community. “Three stone buildings, a… read more
Date added: May 1, 2013; Modified: January 8, 2015
“Built in 1938 through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the historic Wiley Rock Schoolhouse, is a lasting monument to the local people and others whose lives were improved by the employment provided by this federal program. WPA projects focused on… read more
Date added: January 6, 2012; Modified: January 7, 2015
"Constructed between 1933 and 1941, the park demonstrates the importance of federal relief programs in Colorado during the Great Depression. The Civil Works Administration project focused on drainage in the park, while the later Works Progress Administration projects involved extensive… read more
Date added: January 7, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
Bartlett, Texas’s Tribune and News noted in mid-1939 an “unusual” PWA-funded project being constructed in West Portal, Colorado — a ski-tow.
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015
“Constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA), the Phillips County Courthouse represents President Roosevelt’s New Deal legislative agenda to bring America out of the Great Depression. The courthouse is the only surviving PWA project in Phillips County and the most… read more
Date added: April 21, 2013; Modified: January 6, 2015
“The building represents, both physically and intellectually, the growth and evolution of public education in the South Park area of Park County. The original Italianate style portion was constructed in 1881, and it has remained in use as a public… read more
Date added: December 3, 2011; Modified: January 6, 2015
"The city of Pueblo formerly discharge its sewage into the Arkansas River, which greatly endangered the health of many communities in Colorado and Kansas and which depended upon this river for their water supply. The State board of health required… read more
Date added: November 19, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015
A construction project that improved the electricity infrastructure in Meeker, Colorado was undertaken during the Great Depression with the assistance of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant, which covered nearly half the cost of the project. Construction occurred between… read more
Date added: October 27, 2014; Modified: January 5, 2015
The Overland Trail Museum was built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration to commemorate the Overland Trail, allegedly America’s “heaviest traveled road” from 1862 to 1868. The original building “was made of native rock and designed after the early… read more