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Date added: July 13, 2023; Modified: March 23, 2024
Elysian Heights Elementary School (today an Arts Magnet), which opened in 1915, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District… read more
Date added: November 11, 2013; Modified: March 15, 2024
The historic post office building in Burlingame, California was constructed during the early 1940s with federal funds. The building was sold to private interests in September 2014 and ceased its postal operations in January 2015. Part of the building and its… read more
Date added: July 22, 2013; Modified: March 15, 2024
The cast stone sculpture “The Letter,” by James Hansen, was completed in 1941 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. The sculpture can be found in the front of the historic former post office in Burlingame. This building and its… read more
Date added: March 10, 2024; Modified: March 10, 2024
The State Emergency Relief Agency (SERA) funded the construction of the Santa Paula City Fire Staion #1 in Santa Paula CA. Fire Station for Santa Paula will be demolished in 2024 under a CEQA Cat Ex. No historic review was… read more
Date added: March 10, 2024; Modified: March 10, 2024
Teh Public Works Administration (PWA) built the Vasona Lake and dam in Los Gatos California. The dam is part of a local park and still part of the local water system. Built in 1934-35 as stated on the plaque at… read more
Date added: August 21, 2008; Modified: March 7, 2024
Glendale Community College (formerly Junior College) relocated to its present campus in 1937. Several of the campus’ original buildings—including the surviving John A. Davitt Administration Building—were constructed between 1936 and 1937 with the support of a bond election and funds… read more
Date added: July 13, 2023; Modified: March 7, 2024
Eagle Rock Elementary School, which opened in 1923, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more
Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: March 7, 2024
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved the grounds at Balboa Elementary School in Glendale, CA.
Date added: May 26, 2010; Modified: March 7, 2024
University High School Charter, which opened in 1922, was renovated with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. The school’s architectural style is distinctive, recalling Spain’s Alhambra or the Romanesque of Northern Italy. In January 1934,… read more
Date added: July 20, 2023; Modified: March 7, 2024
Sheridan Street Elementary School, which opened in 1890, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more
Date added: July 15, 2023; Modified: March 7, 2024
Nora Sterry Elementary School (formerly Sawtelle Boulevard Elementary School), which opened in 1918, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School… read more
Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: March 7, 2024
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) renovated McKinley Elementary school in Santa Monica, CA, under at least two separate projects.
Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: March 7, 2024
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed extensive structural bracing work on Lincoln Junior High School (today’s Lincoln Middle School) in Santa Monica, CA.
Date added: April 13, 2014; Modified: March 7, 2024
In 1935, the Works Project Administration (WPA) completed construction of a new Streamline Moderne–style campus for John Adams Junior High School (today’s John Adams Middle School) in Santa Monica, CA. The original 1913 John Adams campus at Los Amigos Park… read more
Date added: December 27, 2014; Modified: March 7, 2024
In 1936, the Works Project Administration (WPA) completed construction of a new Streamline Moderne–style campus for Grant Elementary School in Santa Monica, CA. The school was designed by architects Donald Parkinson and Joe Estep, who would go on to design… read more