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    Company B 140th Infantry Armory – Caruthersville MO

    Date added: August 8, 2023; Modified: August 8, 2023

    From Missouri Armories: “This armory was built as a WPA project and incorporates many aspects of the WPA modern style inside and out, but the stylistic features are somewhat extreme and could not be considered typical of the are deco… read more

    Post Office – Bethany MO

    Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: August 8, 2023

    The historic Bethany post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1939. There is an ornate screen above the door and torchieres flanking the entrance.

    Pierce City Armory - Pierce City MO

    Armory (former) – Pierce City MO

    Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023

    From Missouri Armories: The Guard’s Home in Architecture and History by Robert Wiegers: “The Pierce City Armory was built in 1939 as a WPA project, but the design combines features of castellated architecture with the art deco/WPA style and use… read more

    Culvert – Freistatt MO

    Date added: August 6, 2023

    The only New Deal project undertaken in or near Freistatt, Missouri was a culvert constructed by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) “between Freistatt and the highway.” The location and status of the project is unknown to Living New Deal.

    Brownville, NE to MO bridge

    Brownville Bridge – Brownville NE to MO

    Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: July 27, 2023

    Brownville Bridge, which carries U.S. 136 over the Missouri River between Nebraska and Missouri, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Constructed in 1938-1939, the now-free bridge originally featured tolls.

    "Memories of Marion County"

    Post Office Mural – Palmyra MO

    Date added: August 11, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    The mural “Memories of Marion County” is a compilation of scenes from Marion County including a flood scene (on the left), slaves escaping to Illinois (on the right), and Tom, Huck, and Jim on the raft (in the middle).  The… read more

    Post Office – Palmyra MO

    Date added: August 5, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    The historic post office in Palmyra, Missouri was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

    Columbia MO (Old) Post Office

    Federal Hall (old Post Office) – Columbia MO

    Date added: January 16, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    Columbia College’s Federal Hall was originally constructed as a New Deal post office building. When the post office moved to Walnut St, the building was converted into the Federal Building, then became the Youzeum, and now is the office for… read more

    Main Post Office, St. Louis, MO

    Main Post Office – St. Louis MO

    Date added: January 12, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    This large post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funding between 1935 and 1937. Note the extensive use of inlaid depictions of postal service, state of the art at the time. Inside, the grillwork is lush as are the… read more

    St. Louis, MO, Wellston Branch Post Office

    Gwen B. Giles Station Post Office – St. Louis MO

    Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023

    The historic Gwen B. Giles Station post office—also known as Wellston Station (prior to a Congressional renaming)—in St. Louis, Missouri, was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds between 1936 and 1937. The building, which houses a New Deal mural inside,… read more

    Rushville, MO elementary school

    Rushville Elementary School – Rushville MO

    Date added: May 21, 2013; Modified: July 25, 2023

    The stunning PWA Moderne-style Rushville Elementary School in Rushville, Missouri was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The facility has since been expanded, and it is still in service.

    Rulo Bridge (demolished) – Rulo NE to MO

    Date added: July 29, 2016; Modified: July 25, 2023

    Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Rulo Bridge, which carried U.S. 159 from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri, over the Missouri River, was enabled by a grant provided by… read more

    Mark Twain Memorial Bridge (demolished) – Hannibal MO to IL

    Date added: February 15, 2018; Modified: July 11, 2023

    The former Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River between Hannibal, Missouri and Illinois, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $357,000 loan and $169,507 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more

    Southeast High School – Kansas City MO

    Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: July 11, 2023

    Kansas City’s Southeast High School was constructed as part of a New Deal project during the Great Depression. The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a grant of $500,000 toward the construction of multiple school buildings, for which construction occurred between… read more