Date added: May 25, 2015; Modified: May 25, 2015
The Civil Works Administration conducted improvement work at Cardiff Cemetery north of Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.
Date added: May 25, 2015
The Civil Works Administration conducted a street improvement project in Cardiff, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-162: completed. Work began Nov. 23, 1933.
Date added: May 25, 2015
The Civil Works Administration conducted a street and drain improvement project in Lipscomb, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-52: completed; “streets & drains”. Work began Nov. 27, 1933.
Date added: May 25, 2015; Modified: May 25, 2015
The Civil Works Administration conducted multiple road repair projects in Leeds, Alabama. CWA Project No. 37-C-386: completed; “paved street repairs”. Work began Nov. 20, 1933. CWA Project No. 37-C-387: completed; a road repair project for what was then known as… read more
Date added: May 24, 2015
The World War Memorial Building, which houses the Alabama Department of Archives and History, “was completed in 1940 with the aid of WPA funds”. The Greek Revival-style building, designed by Warren, Knight, and Davis of Birmingham, is still in service.
Date added: May 24, 2015
“FORREST CEMETERY CHAPEL, inside the main gate of Forrest Cemetery, W. side of 15th St. between Walnut and Chestnut Sts., was constructed as a WPA project. It was built by 20 workers who were unskilled at the beginning in this… read more
Date added: July 27, 2013; Modified: May 24, 2015
This large WPA Federal Art Project mural by Richard Coe and Sidney Van Sheck was completed in 1936 and restored in 2009. The full inscription is “Gloried Be They Who Foresaking Unjust Riches Strive in Fulfillment of Humble Tasks for Peace… read more
Date added: May 24, 2015
Construction of the historic Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was enabled by the provision of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds during the 1930s. The building was constructed as a combination “theatre/municipal auditorium” and “city hall, all under one roof.”… read more
Date added: May 24, 2015
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at Capitol Park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama during the 1930s.
Date added: December 2, 2011; Modified: May 24, 2015
Bureau of Mines is building 116 on the campus map. “Of the 11 experimental stations of the Bureau of Mines, 9 are located at State universities where they have the advantage of educational facilities and cooperation with the State agencies…. read more
Date added: December 2, 2011; Modified: May 24, 2015
Hardaway Hall is located on the University of Alabama campus on 7th Ave. It is the engineering building. “The new structure is T-shaped in plan, the front portion being 2 stories in height and the rear wing 1 story. On… read more
Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: April 14, 2015
The historic post office in Carrollton, Alabama houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Farm Scene with Senator Bankhead,” a mural painted by Stuart R. Purser. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Local Agriculture–A.A.A 1939” painted by Aldis Browne in 1939. It still hangs in the old post office, now used by the Board of Education. “Browne’s Oneonta panel depicts a series of local scenes, all… read more
Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: March 13, 2015
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Cotton,” painted for the Phenix City post office by Kelly Fitzpatrick in 1939. The mural still hangs in the old post office. “The Phenix City panel was the second of two murals by Fitzpatrick,… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: March 8, 2015
This oil-on-canvas mural “Harvest at Fort Payne” was painted by Harwood Steiger in 1938. The mural was originally in the post office, then moved to the DeKalb County Courthouse in 1980 after a new post office was built. In 2001,… read more