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Date added: October 6, 2016
This grade school, elsewhere listed as “Taylors Colored School,” is reported in the National Archives as the first completed PWA project in the country. No other information, including location or current status, is available. See link in sources for corroboration… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s Arcade-Victoria School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the architect for… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
“The Civil Works Administration and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction of a stadium dedicated at Northside School in September 1934.” The former Northside School and the gym have since been demolished.
Date added: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
“The federal government’s New Deal programs, specifically the Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration, also played a direct role in Rock Hill’s economic recovery. … PWA funds coupled with local bond money, improved several Rock Hill schools. A… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Woodruff, South Carolina was constructed ca. 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned.
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Woodruff, South Carolina houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Cotton Harvest,” a 1941 mural by Abraham Lishinsky. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Walterboro, South Carolina houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Past and Present Agriculture and Industry of Colleton County,” a 1938 oil-on-canvas mural by Sheffield Kagy. The work was commissioned by the Treasury… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Summerville, South Carolina houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Train Time – Summerville,” a 1939 oil-on-canvas mural by Bernadine Custer. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Mullins, South Carolina housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Tobacco Industry,” a work by Lee Gatch that was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The current whereabouts of the 1940… read more
Date added: February 8, 2015
The historic former post office building in Walterboro, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1937, is now privately owned.
Date added: February 8, 2015
The historic former post office building in Summerville, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1938, now houses civic offices.
Date added: February 8, 2015
The historic former post office building in Mullins, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, now houses a church.