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.
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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
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.
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
Post Office – Hoisington KS
Date added: August 20, 2012; Modified: January 10, 2022
The historic post office in Hoisington, Kansas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed ca. 1936, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.
Post Office Mural – Hoisington KS
Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: January 10, 2022
The historic post office in Hoisington, Kansas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Wheat Center.” The 12′ x 5′ mural was painted by Dorothea Tomlinson and completed in 1938.
Norcatur City Hall – Norcatur KS
Date added: January 9, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Norcatur City Hall in Norcatur KS. According to the Kansas Historical Society, “In 1935, Norcatur residents voted 213 to three in favor of matching a federal grant of $26,000 to erect a new city hall…. read more
St. Thomas Hospital – Colby KS
Date added: January 7, 2022; Modified: January 7, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the St. Thomas hospital in Colby KS in 1941. According to Kansas Historical Society, “St. Thomas Hospital was constructed in 1941 through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal program that funded the construction of 130… read more
Colby City Hall – Colby KS
Date added: March 20, 2020; Modified: January 6, 2022
Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Colby City Hall in Colby KS in 1935-1936. The limestone building has always served as the City Hall for Colby, KS. The library was housed in the same structure for a time as well,… read more
Morton County Bridge – Richfield KS
Date added: February 4, 2018; Modified: January 6, 2022
A substantial, 96-foot-long bridge in rural southwest Kansas, located six miles west and four miles north of Richfield, was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). Officially completed in 1939, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,… read more
City of Elkhart Municipal Building – Elkhart KS
Date added: January 6, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the City of Elkhart Municipal Building in Elkhart KS in 1937.
Old Morton County Courthouse – Richfield KS
Date added: January 5, 2022; Modified: January 5, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Morton County Courthouse in 1936 in Richfield KS. County maintenance building (later temporary courthouse).
Street Improvements – Tribune KS
Date added: January 4, 2022; Modified: January 4, 2022
The Works Progress Administration completed street improvements in Tribune KS in 1941.
Airport Hangar – Goodland KS
Date added: January 2, 2022; Modified: January 4, 2022
The Civil Works Administration built an airport hangar at the Goodland Airport in 1934 in Goodland KS. According to NW Kansas, “[r]ecords from the Sherman County Herald and Goodland Republic show the cost of the entire airport when built was $42,783…. read more
Saw Hill Park – St. Francis KS
Date added: December 14, 2021
The Works Progress Administration built the Saw Hill Park in St. Francis KS.