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    Elementary School Gymnasium (former) – Oil Trough AR

    Date added: August 2, 2018; Modified: May 16, 2022

    “Construct school gymnasium, including installing plumbing, heating, and electrical facilities; excavating; backfilling; and performing appurtenant and incidental work. Publicly owned property. Sponsor: Oil Trough School District #100.” WPA Project No. 265-1-63-5, $11,244, application date 7-12-41, Average Employed 38. As best… read more

    Charlotte Elementary School – Charlotte AR

    Date added: August 2, 2018; Modified: May 16, 2022

    “During the Great Depression, the old wooden building used by the academy was replaced in 1936 with one made of sandstone built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). While this school was being constructed, school was held in the Methodist… read more

    Gymnasium (former) – Newark AR

    Date added: August 2, 2018; Modified: May 16, 2022

    With the consolidation of the numerous one-room school houses into a central facility, the Works Progress Administration helped construct a gymnasium for the school district. “WPA Project No. 265-1-63-83, $26,321, Total funds $47,163, Application date 12-12-41, Average Employed 48. “Construct… read more

    Post Office (former) – Benton AR

    Date added: July 26, 2018; Modified: May 13, 2022

    The historic former post office building in Benton, Arkansas was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building presently houses the Salvation Army. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated.

    "Cotton Growing, Manufacture, and Export"

    Post Office Mural – Dardanelle AR

    Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: January 14, 2022

    This Section-funded 4.5′ x 12′ oil on canvas mural entitled “Cotton Growing, Manufacture and Export” was painted for the Dardanelle post office by Ludwig Mactarian in 1939. “Ludwig Mactarian was commissioned for $660 to create a mural for Dardanelle, Arkansas… read more

    Howard County Courthouse

    Howard County Courthouse – Nashville AR

    Date added: July 17, 2021; Modified: December 5, 2021

    The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Howard County Courthouse in Nashville, Arkansas. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

    Community canning, Dyess Colony, Arkansas

    The Cannery – Dyess AR

    Date added: August 14, 2021; Modified: August 14, 2021

    The cannery was an integral part of the large WPA resettlement community, known as Dyess Colony, located in northeastern Arkansas. It was located in the town’s central hub along with other buildings like the commissary, the administration building, and various… read more

    The Entrance of the Craighead Forest Park

    Craighead Forest Park – Jonesboro AR

    Date added: August 8, 2021; Modified: August 8, 2021

    The history of Craighead Forest Park portraits a close collaboration between the local community and federal government during the Great Depression “to stave off the ravages of poverty, misery and human degradation.” (1) It dates to 1937 when the Young… read more

    Commissary building picture

    Dyess Colony Commissary – Dyess AR

    Date added: August 2, 2021; Modified: August 2, 2021

    The Dyess colony commissary or trading post or the Big Store was where the colonist got their household needs especially the daily consumables.

    Dyess Colony - plaque where the hospital was located

    Dyess Colony Hospital – Dyess AK

    Date added: August 1, 2021

    The Dyess Colony Hospital served not only as a local medical care facility, but also a cost-effective alternative to the hospitals in the area. The cost of general medical services was about half of the state’s rate, and the price… read more

    Stone Creek Way – Norfork AR

    Date added: March 16, 2021; Modified: March 16, 2021

    Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements to Stone Creek Way in the vicinity of White River, Baxter County. A marker that reads “WPA 1939” is present on site. 

    Redfield Middle School (former) – Redfield AR

    Date added: February 6, 2014; Modified: December 30, 2019

    This red brick school building was constructed by the WPA in 1939, complete with 8 class rooms, an auditorium with stage, a cafeteria, and what was once the headmaster’s living quarters and has since turned into a science lab. The… read more

    Crossett Experimental Forest Building #2 – Crossett AR

    Date added: December 8, 2019; Modified: December 8, 2019

    This structure was built in 1939 by members of the 768th company of the Arkansas Civilian Conservation Corp. It was designed to be a garage and vehicular maintenance building for use by the members of the Forest Rangers. It is… read more

    Sandtown Road – Sandtown AR

    Date added: November 28, 2019; Modified: November 29, 2019

    Sandtown Road was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939 near Cushman, Arkansas, USA. A WPA marker on Sandtown Road reads “USA 1939 WPA.”

    Moorefield School – Moorefield AR

    Date added: November 20, 2019

    The old Moorefield (Independence County), AR, school building, which now houses the Rehobeth Baptist Church; the original Rehobeth Baptist Church of Moorefield, established in the 1820s, is believed to have been the first church in Independence County.