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Date added: April 23, 2012; Modified: May 8, 2014
“Bandelier was established as a National Monument in 1916, but until the mid-30s the only visitor facility in Frijoles Canyon was a lodge built in 1909 by Judge A. J. Abbott. Even by 1925 when George and Evelyn Frey acquired… read more
Date added: March 31, 2012; Modified: April 27, 2014
“Albuquerque is home to scores of WPA buildings and works. Among the most prolific are the following- … John Gaw Meem designed both S[h]coles Hall and Zimmerman Library on the campus of the University of New Mexico (the corner of… read more
Date added: April 19, 2014
“The library was founded in 1921 in the living room of Mrs. Lorena Mahany’s home at 506 West Arrington in downtown Farmington, New Mexico. Mrs. Mahany offered her services as the first librarian. In 1938 the library was moved to… read more
Date added: January 15, 2014
According to the website for the local Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey: “Many of the roads, bridges and camp grounds in the [Pecos River] canyon were created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.”
Date added: May 2, 2013; Modified: January 3, 2014
“The work of the CCC influenced virtually every national forest. While the architectural style was consistently rustic, featuring stone and massive timbers, regional variations that reflected cultural context and the availability of building materials did occur. For example, in the… read more
Date added: March 23, 2012; Modified: December 18, 2013
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, a project of the New Mexico Humanities Council, lists a number of New Deal structures in Otero County, including the Mayhill Administrative site. The National Register of Historic Places lists the CCC and… read more
Date added: May 16, 2013; Modified: May 16, 2013
Sumner Lake State Park is located northwest of Fort Sumner and contains large reservoir created by the Sumner Dam in the 1930s. The CCC, the WPA and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation constructed the dam between 1935 and 1939. Other… read more
Date added: May 2, 2013
“The Old Officer’s Club on this base was originally the Sandia Girls School, a private school built by the Simms family. It had art and furniture created specifically for it but most has been lost. Six of the pieces created… read more
Date added: May 2, 2013; Modified: May 2, 2013
“The Harwood, originally the home of the Harwood Girls School (1925-1976), is housed in a 1925 neo-classical Revival style building just north of downtown Albuquerque on the Mountain Road side of the Sawmill-Wells Park neighborhoods. The original girls school campus… read more
Date added: March 31, 2012; Modified: May 2, 2013
“Built in 1934, it’s the first of many New Mexico projects of the Public Works Administration, a federal New Deal program to counteract the Great Depression of 1929-1942. Lew Wallace, a US Army general during the mid-19th century, governed the… read more
Date added: July 18, 2012
The Catwalk National Scenic Trail had originally started out as a line that brought water from the mountains down to a mill in the valley. “This initial pipeline was constructed in 1893 and an additional 18-inch pipeline was added during… read more
Date added: June 12, 2012; Modified: June 12, 2012
This small rural school is located 9 miles south of Socorro just off I-25, in San Antonio, New Mexico. The WPA engraving pictures is dated 1938. The school’s current website says the school was founded in 1928. This may be… read more
Date added: April 15, 2012; Modified: June 10, 2012
“Heights Community Center was the first community recreation center in the city and has served generations of Albuquerque residents. It was constructed between 1938 and 1942 as a National Youth Administration Project, one of several New Deal programs active in… read more
Date added: March 17, 2012; Modified: June 10, 2012
“Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area is an oasis in the desert featuring a 150-foot waterfall. The natural setting of rock cliffs, cascading water and riparian vegetation along with historic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps attracts many visitors to… read more
Date added: April 23, 2012; Modified: June 10, 2012
The San Miguel County Courthouse was built with WPA funds in 1940.