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Date added: September 3, 2013; Modified: February 13, 2015
The Hopewell post office contains a noted 1939 oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund Archer entitled “Captain Francis Eppes Making Friends with the Appomatox Indians.”
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: February 13, 2015
The historic post office in Chatham, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Harvest Season in Southern Virginia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Carson Davenport, which was… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: February 13, 2015
The historic post office in Appalachia, Virginia was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use.
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic post office in Appalachia, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a mural entitled “Appalachia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Lucile Blanch, which was completed and installed in the… read more
Date added: July 24, 2013; Modified: February 9, 2015
The mural “Clark County Products, 1939,” by Edwin Lewis, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1939.
Date added: June 26, 2013; Modified: February 8, 2015
According to WPA records in the National Archives, in 1939 WPA labor was used to “Construct and rehabilitate water and sewer facilities, and roads, improve grounds, at the United States Experimental Gardens in Arlington County Va.” Exact location and current… read more
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 29, 2015
The 5-foot-high fresco entitled “Country Fair, Trading, Courthouse Square” wraps around four sides of the room and was painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.
Date added: July 24, 2013; Modified: January 23, 2015
The mural “Coal Mining,” by Richard Kenah, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and installed in the historic post office in Bluefield, Virginia in 1942. Kenah was a local artist who painted a variety of post office… read more
Date added: November 1, 2014; Modified: January 20, 2015
A 1934 addition to Emporia, Virginia’s old Greensville County Training School was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA contributed $16,957 toward the project, whose final cost was $56,533. (PWA Docket No. VA 3495.)… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014
The Sherando Lake Recreation Area was constructed in the George Washington National Forest by the 351st Company of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Consisting of a main lower lake and smaller upper lake in the Appalachian Mountains, the Sherando… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014
“The Stadium at Cary Field was constructed in 1935 at a cost of $138,395 under a grant from President Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s Public Works Administration. The namesakes of the stadium are Walter (W&M class of 1937) and Betty Zable (class… read more
Date added: November 1, 2014; Modified: November 1, 2014
Emporia, Virginia’s historic Greensville County Auditorium was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building, located on Battery Avenue and facing Main Street, still stands today. According to a National Register of Historic Places registration… read more
Date added: May 28, 2014; Modified: June 4, 2014
The Norfolk Botanical Garden is a 155 acre garden with 12 miles of paved trails and 65,000 plants. It receives about 300,000 visitors every year. Among the many interesting things at the Garden are tram tours, boat tours, a library,… read more
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2013
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built some of the cabins at the Holiday Lake 4-H Center in Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest. The CCC also constructed the Woolridge Wayside picnic area nearby.
Date added: December 15, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2013
The Woolridge Wayside picnic area on Woolridge Road (Rt. 640) in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest “features some large black walnut trees and a spring at the bottom of the hill. The Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, built this shelter, as… read more