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Date added: June 12, 2013
The post office contains a mural entitled “Harvest” by Joe Jones. It was created in 1939 with the support of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural “Harvest by Joe Jones was done at the height of the artists… read more
Date added: June 8, 2013
“Newton County chose St. Louis architect Neal C. Davis to design the fifth courthouse, funded by the Work Projects Administration. Other plans came from firms in Kansas City and Joplin, but the committee favored Davis, who originally came from Newton… read more
Date added: June 8, 2013
Originally constructed as the Neosho Auditorium and City Hall, this is now known as “The Civic.” It was built by the WPA in 1938. Like the nearby Newton County Courthouse, the civic center was constructed out of Carthage Stone in… read more
Date added: June 7, 2013
This brick building was constructed by the PWA in 1938. Note the strong similarity to the high school in Ste. Genevieve, MO, now used as an ancillary building. The PWA building is still standing at the coordinates marked on our… read more
Date added: April 8, 2013
Stone courthouse constructed by the WPA in 1936.
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
The Ellis library was built in 1915. The PWA added this addition in 1935. The addition to the existing Ellis Library “provide[d] urgently needed, usable, fire-proof, stack space for books, reading, seminar rooms, and other library facilities.” It is still… read more
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
This densely forested area in the 30’s was marginal land having been logged and overgrazed. This prompted the purchase of these marginal farms which were nearly bankrupt and the formation of the Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center, a function… read more
Date added: April 6, 2013; Modified: April 6, 2013
This state office building was constructed in the Art Moderne style of Carthage marble in order to complement the state capitol which is north of the Broadway building. It was partly constructed with WPA funds.
Date added: April 6, 2013; Modified: April 6, 2013
This large park sits on both sides of a creek that meanders through the grounds and is crossed by several bridges. The park was developed by the WPA in the 1930s. The Washington Park shelter house on Missouri St was… read more
Date added: April 6, 2013
The land on which St. Louis Hills was developed was owned by David Francis, former governor of Missouri and ambassador to Russia in 1916. He donated 60 acres of land for the park in 1917. It was developed as a… read more
Date added: April 4, 2013; Modified: April 4, 2013
This WPA school was built in 1936-1937 as the Southwest High School. It is now the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. This school has been added onto multiple times and the front of the original building is not… read more
Date added: April 4, 2013; Modified: April 4, 2013
This bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on South Kingshighway Boulevard just south of Interstate 44 was built by the WPA and the Missouri State Highway Department in 1936. Extensive structural problems, some related to earthquakes, have made this bridge… read more
Date added: April 3, 2013
This building was originally part of the St. Louis Municipal Auditorium complex and was then known as the Kiel Opera House. The rest of the complex was later demolished, and this building became the Peabody Opera House. It was begun… read more
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: April 3, 2013
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is a large park along the Mississippi River maintained by the National Park Service. It contains the iconic St. Louis Gateway Arch. The construction of the park lasted for multiple decades. The WPA and the… read more
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: April 3, 2013
The old “Beverage Garden” is part of the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site in Sylvan Springs Park. It was constructed by the CCC in 1939. It consists of a sunken patio with a stream running through it and surrounded by decorative… read more