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Date added: December 27, 2014; Modified: April 27, 2022
Currently a community center, what was previously known as Claymont Middle School, Claymont High School, Claymont School (in that order, going backwards) houses an example of New Deal artwork: a pair of Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals by Walter Pyle,… read more
Date added: October 8, 2016; Modified: December 22, 2017
The WPA constructed this park from a reclaimed landfill c. 1937.
Date added: November 8, 2017; Modified: November 8, 2017
The Works Progress Administration carried out landscaping work on the St. Jones Creek (today St. Jones River) in the vicinity of Dover.
Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: November 4, 2017
Multiple waterworks construction project were undertaken in Wilmington, Delaware with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work on the projects in 1934. It is also listed in the records of the WPA. (PWA Docket No. DE 1317,… read more
Date added: June 5, 2016; Modified: August 12, 2017
Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road from Bear to “State… read more
Date added: May 14, 2017
“Sites of WPA projects to preserve historic shrines include … Old Court House, Delaware.” Now the New Castle Court House Museum.
Date added: October 9, 2016; Modified: April 12, 2017
The PWA helped construct this fire station, which evidently doubled as a town hall. Subsequent additions have been made but the original building stands.
Date added: October 9, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The PWA conducted unspecified work at the State Welfare Old Age Infirmary, now the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill. The state legislature appropriated $50,000 to the infirmary in 1935, potentially as matching funds for PWA work. From Delaware: A… read more
Date added: October 9, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The PWA built this cottage at the State Training School, later known as the Stockley Center, which housed the developmentally disabled.
Date added: September 8, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
“The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by Irwin & Leighton in… read more
Date added: August 14, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Selbyville, Delaware was constructed ca. 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: August 14, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office building in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: August 14, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
Constructed in 1939.
Date added: June 7, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at the Barkers Landing Bridge, several miles… read more
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
“In 1937, 12,000 acres (49 km²), mostly tidal salt marsh stretching eight miles (13 km) along Delaware Bay, were purchased to establish the Bombay Hook Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. The land was purchased with duck stamp funds. On April 1, 1938, the Civilian… read more