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    Cudahy High School – Cudahy WI

    Date added: July 14, 2012; Modified: July 21, 2012

    An addition to the Cudahy High School was built as a Milwaukee County PWA construction project.

    Jacobus Park Service Building – Milwaukee WI

    Date added: March 4, 2012; Modified: June 10, 2012

    "The most visible legacy of WPA projects in Milwaukee County was the parks system, which had more construction and landscaping during the WPA period than any other time in its history. WPA construction included six swimming pools, pavilions at Red… read more

    Whitnall Park Garden House

    Whitnall Park – Hales Corners WI

    Date added: January 31, 2012; Modified: June 4, 2012

    The WPA and the CCC carried out extensive development projects in Whitnall Park. including the Botanical Garden administration building and the golf course club house, as well as extensive landscaping. "Whitnall Park originally consisted of 606 acres. Purchased at a… read more

    Parklawn Housing Development "Fishing" Sculpture

    Parklawn Housing Development Sculptures – Milwaukee WI

    Date added: March 5, 2012

    "The Parklawn Housing Project, Milwaukee, WI was built by the WPA. Part of the philosophy was to incorporate art with mixed income families. There are two sculptures entitled "Fishing" and "Music" still extant done by WPA artists in the central… read more

    Jackson Park Service Building – Milwaukee WI

    Date added: March 4, 2012

    "The most visible legacy of WPA projects in Milwaukee County was the parks system, which had more construction and landscaping during the WPA period than any other time in its history. WPA construction included six swimming pools, pavilions at Red… read more

    Parklawn Housing Development – Milwaukee WI

    Date added: February 21, 2012

    "Parklawn, a 42-acre tract with the main entrance at W. Hope Ave. and N. Sherman Blvd., is a low-cost Government housing project. Two thousand men, women and children liver here at moderate rental fees. Built by the Public Works Administration,… read more

    Farnsworth Middle School – Sheboygan WI

    Date added: February 19, 2012

    "This building is approximately 256 by 388 feet. It contains administrative offices, library, auditorium seating 1,000, double gymnasium, and classrooms for art, music, biology, general science, mechanical drawing, printing, woodworking, and metal working, a study hall seating 200, 25 classrooms,… read more

    Devil's Lake CCC Camp

    Devil’s Lake State Park – Baraboo WI

    Date added: February 19, 2012

    "Founded in 1911, Devil's Lake is the third oldest state park in Wisconsin, the largest, and the most visited. Devil's Lake offers magnificent views from 500-foot quartzite bluffs overlooking a 360-acre lake. Enjoy lakeshore picnic areas, sandy swimming beaches, 29… read more