Pier Six Repairs – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted repairs to Pier Six in Baltimore. Maryland WPA Project #157.
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Baltimore City College Athletic Field – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to construct a athletic field at Baltimore City College. Maryland WPA Project #15.
Southern High School (former) Improvements – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work, including painting, at School No. 70, later known as Southern High School. The school was located on the south side of Warren Ave. in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. It has… read more
Gittings Avenue Paving – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted paving work on Gittings Ave. in Baltimore. WPA Project #14.
Beechfield Avenue Repairs – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted repairs on Beechfield Ave. in Baltimore. WPA Project #14.
Lake Ashburton Pumping Station and Improvements – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed the park at Lake Ashburton, constructing a fence and walkway around said. Maryland WPA Project #13. The Public Works Administration also built the lake’s pumping station for the Baltimore water system.
Street Improvements – Williamsport MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
The Works Progress Administration improved roads in Williamsport, Maryland. A photograph shows improvements made at Vermont St. and Salisbury St. Maryland WPA Project #6.
Fifth Regiment Armory Building – Baltimore MD
Date added: June 6, 2016
National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: “The Fifth Regiment was the first armory built by the State for the National Guard. … The original structure cost $450,000 to build and had a barrel vault roof over the drill… read more
Coast Guard Cutter “Taney” – Baltimore MD
Date added: January 24, 2016
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Taney, now a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, was built in 1935-1936, with funds from the Public Works Administration. During World War II, the Taney was outfitted with extra weaponry and saw action in… read more
Forest Park Golf Course – Baltimore MD
Date added: July 7, 2015
In 1936, WPA crews expanded the Forest Park Golf Course from 9 holes to 18 holes.
Greenfield Library (former Annapolis Hall of Records) – Annapolis MD
Date added: April 3, 2015
What is now St. John’s College’s Greenfield Library was originally constructed as the Annapolis Hall of Records, which served as the Maryland State Archives until 1984. The facility was constructed in 1934, and was funded by the Public Works Administration (P.W.A.)…. read more
District Training School for the Feeble Minded – Laurel MD
Date added: March 17, 2015
In 1938, the Washington Post reported funding allocations for work at the District Training School for the Feeble Minded, which opened in 1925: “About 70 men will be employed on the construction of the hospital and administration building at the… read more
Upper Potomac Interceptor Sewer Extension – Bethesda MD
Date added: March 6, 2015
In 1933, the Public Works Administration allotted $15,000 for the construction of an Upper Potomac Interceptor extension. The Evening Star described this project in its September 3rd (Sunday Star) edition: “This will complete the last link of a sewer located… read more
Patapsco Valley State Park – Ellicott City MD
Date added: March 2, 2015
“Conservation efforts began in the river valley in 1907 when the Patapsco State Forest Reserve was established. During the Depression years of the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted trees and built trails, picnic areas, campsites… read more
Beltsville Airport (former) – Beltsville MD
Date added: February 24, 2015
In 1941, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work on a grass airstrip at Beltsville MD. The Washington Post reported in April that “clearing, grubbing, grading, draining, construction of runways, seeding and installation of lighting facilities” had begun. … read more