Post Office – East Hampton CT
Date added: June 22, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office building in East Hampton, Connecticut was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
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Post Office – Danielson CT
Date added: May 2, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Danielson, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is still in service.
Post Office – Clinton CT
Date added: July 12, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Clinton, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and was completed in 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
Norwich State Hospital Development – Norwich CT
Date added: August 25, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
Multiple buildings on the grounds of what was then known as Norwich State Hospital were constructed as part of a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project during the 1930s. The P.W.A. supplied a $213,582 grant for the bridge’s construction, whose… read more
Henry Whitfield State Museum Restoration – Guilford CT
Date added: July 9, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Federal Writers’ Project wrote: “Whitfield House, on Whitfield St., is one of the earliest stone houses in America and probably the oldest house in Connecticut. … In 1936, under a Works Progress Administration project, which was directed by J…. read more
WPA Malaria Prevention Efforts – Southington CT
Date added: March 20, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
“The WPA worked at malaria prevention … [A] swampy mosquito breeding area near the center of Southington, Connecticut … was converted to a free-flowing canal by the WPA.”
Beachland Park Improvements – West Hartford CT
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor toward the development of Beachland Park in West Hartford—specifically the planting of trees and shrubs on the grounds. Work was continued by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.), which… read more
Federal Correctional Institution – Danbury CT
Date added: January 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The facility is still in use today.
Police Station (former) – Stamford CT
Date added: August 8, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
“The town department first had an office in the Springdale fire house and later was at the Springdale Rolling Mills. The guard at the Rolling Mills took messages from downtown for the officers and alerted them of a message by… read more
Merritt Parkway – Fairfield County CT
Date added: September 3, 2016; Modified: September 3, 2016
The historic Merritt Parkway was constructed during the 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. “In spring 1934, a $347,000 PWA grant was approved for grading and bridges along seven miles of the highway in Greenwich… read more
Mary Cheney Library – Manchester CT
Date added: August 25, 2016; Modified: August 25, 2016
“South Manchester Free Public Library moves into a new building and is renamed Mary Cheney Library, located ‘in Center Park’ on Main Street. Money for the building is made possible from Cheney Brothers fund and Federal Public Works Administration funds.”… read more
McAlister Intermediate School – Suffield CT
Date added: August 25, 2016; Modified: August 25, 2016
McAlister Intermediate School was first constructed as a high school for Suffield, CT. The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $112,500 grant for the school’s development, whose total cost was $243,597. Construction occurred between Oct. 1938 and Nov. 1939. The… read more
Post Office Mural – New London CT
Date added: October 14, 2012; Modified: August 23, 2016
The historic New London post office houses magnificent examples of New Deal artwork. Tom La Farge painted a six-panel mural for the lobby of the New London post office. Sources suggest that the work was initially commissioned by the Public… read more
Post Office Mural – Enfield CT
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: August 23, 2016
The oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Thompsonville, Connecticut” was painted by Saul Berman in 1938 in what was then the old Thompsonville post office. The town incorporated under the name of Enfield. The mural has been restored and… read more
Post Office Mural – Torrington CT
Date added: December 4, 2011; Modified: August 23, 2016
This four-panel mural, created for the historic former post office building in Torrington, Connecticut, “depicts episodes in the life of John Brown, who was born in Torrington.” The total cost of the project was $350. The model for the mother… read more