Water Tank – Melba ID
Date added: November 1, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built a water tank in Melba, Canyon County.
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McClusky Health Camp – Buhl ID
Date added: October 31, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the McClusky Health Camp for tuberculosis victims, in Buhl, Twin Falls County.
School Gymnasium – Meridian ID
Date added: October 31, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the School Gymnasium in Meridian, Ada County.
Parma Grade School – Parma ID
Date added: October 31, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the Parma Grade School in Parma, Canyon County.
Irving Junior High School Stands – Pocatello ID
Date added: June 9, 2017
The athletic field stands at Irving Junior High School in Pocatello, Idaho were constructed by the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.).
Rural Electrification – Lewiston ID
Date added: May 18, 2017
The June 1937 issue of Western Construction News notes REA work in Idaho. “The REA has alloted $75,000 to the Clearwater Valley Light and Power Association, Lewiston Idaho, for construction of a generating plant of 800 KW capacity.” “The REA… read more
Boise Project – Blacks Creek ID
Date added: May 18, 2017
“The present construction features of this project are the raising of Arrowrock Dam [built in 1915] and spillway for additional storage, and the building of the canal system for the Payette Division. Work has been in progress on Arrowrock Dam… read more
Inspection Station (former) – Porthill ID
Date added: May 16, 2017
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant garage facility) on State Route 1 in Porthill, Idaho was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Living New Deal believes the structure has been demolished and replaced with a… read more
Sidewalks – Boise ID
Date added: May 9, 2017
The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Boise, Idaho.
University of Idaho: Administration Building South Wing Extension – Moscow ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
The PWA built an addition to the south wing of the Administration Building in 1936 to accommodate the library, which remained there until 1957 when a new library was built.
Municipal Swimming Pool (demolished) – Weiser ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
A municipal swimming pool in Weiser was constructed as a PWA project (docket #1077-DS). Located near the county courthouse, that pool has since been torn down and replaced.
Weister Junior High School Gymnasium – Weiser ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
This gymnasium was a PWA project (docket #1052-D), labeled as a high school but now part of the Weiser Middle School campus.
Lakeview Elementary School Addition – Nampa ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
The 1936 addition to Lakeview Elementary was a PWA project (docket #1098-RD). The building remains in use as the privately owned Idaho Arts Charter School. The windows appear to have been modernized, but the basic structure has not changed.
East Side Elementary School (demolished) – Nampa ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
The PWA built this six-classroom elementary school in 1937 (docket #1093-RD). It remained in use until 1997, when it was demolished. The site is now East Side Park. Note: the Nampa School District history linked below indicates that the WPA… read more
Moscow High School – Moscow ID
Date added: October 29, 2016
Moscow Senior High School was a PWA project (docket #1078-D5), completed in 1939. It is still in use as a school today.