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Date added: March 27, 2023; Modified: March 27, 2023
This building allowed all city functions to be carried out in a single location for the first time, and included a council meeting room, a large public meeting room, a police station with jail cell, and city offices. This was… read more
Date added: January 14, 2023; Modified: January 15, 2023
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office was built in 1937 in Kalamazoo, MI with New Deal funds.
Date added: January 3, 2023; Modified: January 3, 2023
The Lapeer State Home and Training Facility was used as a house for the mentally feeble and those suffering from epilepsy or other medical conditions. Originally established in 1895, it was previously known as both the Michigan Home and Training… read more
Date added: December 20, 2017; Modified: January 3, 2023
The Board of Water and Light Dye Conditioning Plant in Lansing, Michigan contains multiple examples of New Deal artwork, including: “Water As Destructive Element” and ” Beneficial Force of Water,” two murals created in 1940 by Frank Cassara. “The upper lobby features… read more
Date added: December 14, 2022; Modified: December 15, 2022
Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park featured an Art Deco-style fountain built with help from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The fountain was located toward the east side of the park. Kalamazoo Business and Professional Women’s Club held a competition, awarding the first… read more
Date added: April 2, 2014; Modified: August 21, 2022
The post office contains 5 oil on canvas panels by Vladimir Rousseff on the topic “Historical Treatment of Mail Transportation in the West.” They were produced under both the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). Two of the panels are pictured… read more
Date added: June 18, 2022; Modified: June 19, 2022
New Deal agencies undertook a variety of improvements at the Detroit Zoological Park in Royal Oak, Michigan. Between 1933 and 1937, the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded and… read more
Date added: June 19, 2022; Modified: June 19, 2022
New Deal agencies undertook a variety of improvements at the Detroit Zoological Park in Royal Oak, Michigan. Between 1933 and 1937, the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded and… read more
Date added: May 31, 2022; Modified: May 31, 2022
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) was developed and improved during the Great Depression with New Deal work relief funds and labor. The groundbreaking for Wayne County Airport occurred April 1929. On September 4, 1930, Wayne County Airport opens at… read more
Date added: July 28, 2014; Modified: May 23, 2022
Originally built as the Lincoln Park Post Office and constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938, the building now houses the Lincoln Park Historical Museum.
Date added: May 17, 2022
The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects (officially named the Frederick Douglass Homes, and alternately named Frederick Douglass Projects, Frederick Douglass Apartments, Brewster-Douglass Homes, and Brewster-Douglass Projects) were the largest residential housing project owned by the city of Detroit. It was one of… read more
Date added: November 15, 2017; Modified: March 21, 2022
Completed in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), this facility was built to house the Michigan State Police’s Mt. Pleasant Post. The building is now privately owned.
Date added: March 7, 2015; Modified: December 29, 2021
The historic post office in Hart, Michigan was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
Date added: April 30, 2015; Modified: September 7, 2021
In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the Park Store building at South Higgins Lake State Park, which still stands. It is “one of the many buildings constructed around Northern Michigan by during the depths of the Great… read more
Date added: March 30, 2015; Modified: September 7, 2021
North Higgins Lake State Park near Roscommon MI is built on what was once the world’s largest seedling nursery, established by the Michigan State Forester in 1903. December 5, 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp at… read more