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Date added: April 5, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Henderson County Library in Athens, Texas, also known as the Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library, was constructed in 1935 as the Athens post office. The building has served as a library since 1973.
Date added: August 4, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic federal courthouse and former post office in Tyler was built with Treasury Department funds in 1933. The building, located at the northeast corner of W. Ferguson St. and N. Bois D’Arc Ave. has since been expanded to the… read more
Date added: April 5, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Childress County Heritage Museum was originally constructed as the Childress post office in 1935.
Date added: April 3, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
Originally built as the Goose Creek post office, the historic Baytown Historical Museum building was originally constructed in 1936 as the city’s post office and Federal Building. Construction was funded by the federal Treasury Department. The building houses an example… read more
Date added: August 4, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Wichita Falls Boys Club (now the Boys and Girls Club of Wichita Falls) at 1318 6th Street, Wichita Falls, TX, was dedicated on November 22, 1942. The one-story stone building was sponsored by the Rotary Club and constructed by… read more
Date added: April 5, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023
The historic Lamb County Library building in Littlefield, Texas was constructed as the city’s post office in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds.
Date added: August 13, 2013; Modified: July 24, 2023
“The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum opened its doors to the public in 1933. It was a hit with the public, who soon began donating artifacts to the museum from the area’s past in addition to their financial contributions. In 1941, Walter… read more
Date added: April 3, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023
The current Castro County Courthouse was constructed in large part with labor provided by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Text from the state historical marker reads: “This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the… read more
Date added: May 5, 2013; Modified: July 24, 2023
The PWA constructed one building of the former James E. Guinn School in 1936-37. That building is now occupied by the Business Assistance Center. “The James E. Guinn School had its origins as the Southside Colored School, organized in 1894…. read more
Date added: July 9, 2015; Modified: July 24, 2023
Starting in 1938, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) demolished the 1900 Delta County Courthouse in Cooper and built a new $110,450 four-story courthouse that was finished in 1940. The architect of record was Hoke Smith (1896-1943).
Date added: March 29, 2015; Modified: July 13, 2023
The Atlanta Miller Grade School was a Works Progress Administration project taking 120 days to complete. Hardy Brothers of Texarkana began construction of the one-story, six-room building in 1936. Text from the state historical marker at the site reads: Atlanta-Miller… read more
Date added: April 12, 2013; Modified: July 10, 2023
Originally called Davis Hall, this building was a PWA project for a dormitory at North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, TX. The building is now known as Brazos House and the college is now known as the University of Texas… read more
Date added: July 6, 2023
The Civil Works Administration completed the Agriculture Building at the “East Texas fair grounds” in 1934. The location and status of this structure is currently unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: May 24, 2022; Modified: July 6, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a “school addition and improvements” project in Silverton, Texas, that was completed in December 1935. The location of the schools is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: November 13, 2019; Modified: July 1, 2023
The Treasury Department funded the construction of the United States Post Office in Jacksonville, Texas. The building continues to serve the community as an event venue, and other private businesses are located there as well, including (as of 2023) a… read more