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Date added: November 19, 2014; Modified: May 26, 2022
William E. L. Bunn painted the mural “Mississippi Packets” for the lobby of the Hickman post office in 1940; the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: May 18, 2022
“Another distinctive and ambitious project was at Pine Mountain, the site of the annual Mountain Laurel Festival. CCC corpsmen excavated an amphitheater from the hillside and constructed new seats and facilities for the thousands of visitors who made the annual… read more
Date added: April 21, 2019; Modified: May 14, 2022
The Treasury Department funded the construction of the former Post office in Corbin, KY. The structure was built on East Center Street (now Roy Kidd Avenue). Today, the former Post Office serves as the Corbin Independent School District Building. The building… read more
Date added: March 4, 2022
La Salle Place is a 210 unit low income housing project that was one of 50 slum clearance and low income housing projects nationwide. It covers over 14 acres, cost $1,200,000 and was built on empty land. It was built… read more
Date added: June 6, 2021
The National Youth Administration completed improvements at the Ezel High School. A team of 18 NYA boys remodeled an old residence that was converted in the science building. The crew consolidated the foundation, added a sewer line to the street,… read more
Date added: February 12, 2015; Modified: May 30, 2021
The historic post office building in Williamsburg, Kentucky was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building, located at the northeast corner of E. Sycamore St. and N. 3rd St. is now privately owned.
Date added: May 17, 2015; Modified: May 30, 2021
The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) widened Main Street in Corbin, Kentucky.
Date added: February 12, 2015; Modified: May 30, 2021
Berea, Kentucky’s Police and Municipal Center was originally built as the community’s post office. The New Deal building was constructed ca. 1938. It also houses an example of New Deal artwork.
Date added: April 10, 2021; Modified: April 10, 2021
The Civilian Conservation Corps built a camp, dam, stone overlook, and other structures in General Butler State Park (Butler Memorial Park) in Carrollton KY.
Date added: January 14, 2021; Modified: January 14, 2021
Hopkins County Hospital was built in 1937-38 with Work Progress Administration Funds and private citizen contributions. Originally, it was built to house 54 beds as a private, non-profit medical facility.
Date added: May 31, 2020; Modified: May 31, 2020
The Works Progress Administration built the Swampton School in Swampton KY circa 1938.
Date added: March 27, 2015; Modified: May 21, 2019
From contributor Charles Swaney: “Atypical National Guard Armory, which from the front façade is wider than usual, and which has predominant horizontal concrete bands across the 2nd story. The roof is flat. A basement is accessed from the rear.” The… read more
Date added: June 19, 2015; Modified: May 21, 2019
In 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed work on a National Guard armory designed by Edd Gregg for Williamsburg. The building is a 2-story poured concrete building with a modern deco style. From the Kentucky National Guard History eMuseum:… read more
Date added: July 18, 2014; Modified: May 19, 2019
The mural “Floating Horses Down the Cumberland River” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was installed in Williamsburg’s historic post office building, which is now owned by Whitley County and used for storage by the… read more
Date added: December 4, 2014; Modified: April 21, 2019
Alice Dineen painted the oil-on-canvas mural “The Dark and Bloody Ground” for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1940. The building was previously the post office.