Select search criteria in one or more boxes (fields can be left blank), then click on SEARCH button at bottom of the page. To reduce scrolling through long lists, begin typing a name (e.g., ’Smith’ under artist, “Juneau” under state and city).
Hide Search Options
Date added: August 3, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement and development work at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Among other efforts, such as conservation work, they constructed a bridge along a bridle path over a stream. The location and status of the… read more
Date added: August 3, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a rustic staircase from Market St. and S. 23rd St. up into Reservoir Park. The surrounding slope was strengthened with stone and planted to protect against erosion. The staircase appears to be no longer… read more
Date added: August 2, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work: “repainting and papering” at what was the Franklin Fire Company on Park Street in Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Date added: August 2, 2023
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted improvement work on East 10th Street in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Date added: July 15, 2023
The historic former post office building in Morrisville, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Canal Era,” a mural by Yngve Soderberg. The work was completed and installed in 1939.
Date added: July 15, 2023
The historic former post office building in Morrisville, Pennsylvania was constructed as a New Deal project c. 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is now privately owned.
Date added: July 14, 2023
Tionesta Lake and Dam were created as part of a multi-site flood control program to protect the city of Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley. Work on project began in 1937 on Tionesta Creek near its confluence with the Allegheny River. The… read more
Date added: June 18, 2023
The large stone amphitheater located in Riverside Park was constructed in 1934 as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) project. Sources conflict as to which agency built the structure. A stone marker erected at the site in 1990 claims it… read more
Date added: May 9, 2023
In 1940, the Works Progress Administration reconstructed Monaca’s waterworks with locally quarried stone. The project cost $50,000. A marker on the building identifies it as “W.P.A. PROJECT NO. 21284.”
Date added: April 30, 2023
The Post Office in Ford City houses a New Deal artwork titled “Glass Making” by Josephine Mather. The ivory colored bas relief was made using Carrara structural glass.
Date added: April 5, 2023
The Daniel Boone Homestead is a 579-acre park with multiple historic structures including the birthplace of famed pioneer Daniel Boone. The site is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The National Youth Administration (NYA) played a… read more
Date added: March 29, 2023
In 1934, the Public Works Administration gave a $28,770 grant and $71,230 loan to the Ellwood City school board for an addition to Lincoln High School. The addition included 18 class rooms and a gymnasium. It was designed by Robert… read more
Date added: March 29, 2023
A high school in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania was constructed between March 1936 and April 1937, enabled by the provision of a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. The New Deal grant amounted to $144,855 toward the $322,230 eventual total cost of… read more
Date added: March 29, 2023
The stately long-serving post office in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds.
Date added: March 29, 2023
The historic Scotland School for Veterans’ Children (SSVC) received a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant for the construction of one of more buildings on its campus. The PWA grant amounted to $228,000 of the eventual $748,952 cost of the… read more