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Date added: April 24, 2014; Modified: April 24, 2014
“Some work was found through federal programs, such as the Civil Works Administration, with employment for some 200 people in local projects. For example, the upgrading of Kelley Field and the conversion of the Goddard Pond area into a playground… read more
Date added: April 24, 2014
“Located on the northern end of Pleasant Mountain, Shawnee Peak is the oldest major ski area in Maine. Shawnee Peak’s skiing history dates back to 1935, when multiple groups started developing a winter recreation area on the northern slopes of… read more
Date added: April 19, 2014
An online history of Monson reports about the former town hall: “Destroyed in the fire of December 28, 1888. Rebuilt. The annex built in the 1930’s by W.P.A. men. The GAR turned the building over to the Town of Monson… read more
Date added: April 4, 2014
Orr’s Island is an island in Casco Bay and the Gulf of Maine. The island is within the town of Harpswell, Maine, U.S., and forms an archipelago with Sebascodegan Island (also known as Great Island) to its north and Bailey… read more
Date added: March 28, 2014; Modified: March 28, 2014
“Baxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park, located in Piscataquis County in north-central Maine. The Park was established by 28 donations of land, in Trust, from Park donor Percival P. Baxter between the… read more
Date added: March 23, 2014
In response to the foot dragging by Portland city officials on the urgent need of affordable housing due to the influx of military related industry and basing personnel, the Federal Housing Authority of the Federal Works Agency ordered the construction… read more
Date added: March 23, 2014; Modified: March 23, 2014
A 250 unit housing project in South Portland Maine. “Under the Lanham Act of 1940, and to the chagrin of the Portland Chamber of commerce, Washington ordered in February of 1942 that the Federal Public Housing Authority of the Federal… read more
Date added: February 1, 2013; Modified: November 3, 2013
The Kennebunk post office mural remains in what is now the police station. The mural entitled “The Arrival of the First Letter–Kennebunk Post Office from Falmouth—June 14, 1775” was painted by Edith C. Barry in 1939. It was funded by… read more
Date added: October 31, 2013; Modified: October 31, 2013
This US Custom House in Portland, Maine was completed in 1872. In 1934, plumbing improvements were made by federal architect Louis A. Simon and federal engineer, George O. Von Nerta.
Date added: October 29, 2012; Modified: March 25, 2013
“The major accomplishment according to Superintendent Nickerson was the beginning of construction on a new elementary school, which would be named the John S. Tapley School, designed to replace the two buildings being used at that time. The new building… read more
Date added: January 28, 2013; Modified: January 28, 2013
The post office itself was started by the Treasury Department in 1932, but may have been completed with New Deal money. The post office contains two 1937 Section of Fine Arts murals by Henry Mattson entitled “The Rocky Coast of… read more
Date added: August 19, 2012
New Deal mural entitled “Shipwreck at Night” painted in 1939 by Alzira Peirce.
Date added: August 19, 2012; Modified: August 19, 2012
New Deal mural entitled “Logging in the Maine Woods” painted by John Beauchamp in 1942.
Date added: August 19, 2012
“New Deal mural entitled “The Arrival of the First Letter–Kennebunk Post Office from Falmouth—June 14, 1775″ painted in 1939 by Edith C. Barry. The mural remains in the old Post Office building, now used as Kennebunk Police Station.” (flickr)
Date added: August 18, 2012; Modified: August 18, 2012
New Deal wooden relief entitled “News from the Woodsman” installed in 1941 by Elliott Means.