Otis Park Club House – Bedford IN
Date added: September 7, 2015
Flat stone, 2 gable sections, joined by enclosure, constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937.
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Thorton Park Entrance – Bedford IN
Date added: September 7, 2015
1937 Public Works Administration (PWA) Clubhouse, limestone (smooth) lbock const, flat 1/1 DHS windows, flat door, open entrance porch w/carved boy/girl matching columns, gable. Some part of orginal WPA stone wall visible along Q St. 1st known as Malott’s Woods or… read more
Springville School Gymnasium – Springville IN
Date added: September 2, 2015
Flat paired doors, flat windows. Typical mid 19th cen school building. Constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1936 and 1937.
Oolitic High School – Oolitic IN
Date added: September 2, 2015
Gym, Public Works Administration (PWA) 1936-1937, classical revival, 1 story cut limestone w/concrete frieze w flowers and panels (i.e. the World Globe) flat roof, repl 3 part alum/glass windows, repl a vm/glass doors. Fine interpretation of the style and also significant… read more
Bicknell Bull Dogs Auditorium – Bicknell IN
Date added: September 2, 2015
Quoins at corners-smooth limestone also on buttresses. Ticket windows along facade, 1 story 6 windows, flat roof-bonded cement overhang. All windows filled with cement block. Facade: 2 pairs of double doors w/transom. Large open space, wooden stairs to bleachers. Walls… read more
Harmon Field – Bicknell IN
Date added: September 2, 2015
Renovations on this field, first built in 1924, were made in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Northside Boulevard Riverwall – South Bend IN
Date added: August 31, 2015
The structure, of about 3.8 acres, was begun in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Battell Park Historic District – Mishawaka IN
Date added: August 29, 2015; Modified: August 31, 2015
Improvements to this 11-acre site was completed in 1936, with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Mishawaka Reservoir Caretaker’s Residence – Mishawaka IN
Date added: August 29, 2015; Modified: August 31, 2015
This building was constructed beginning in 1938 with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Bridgeton Historic District – Bridgeton IN
Date added: August 28, 2015
About 8.6 acres, renovated by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), completed in 1942 . Bridgeton Historic District is located along Bridgeton’s Mains Street and encompasses the town’s center of commerce, industry, civic activity. Collom’s General Store (56005) and Bridgeton Country… read more
Public Library – Clinton IN
Date added: August 20, 2015; Modified: August 27, 2015
This neoclassical building was completed with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Public Library Improvements – Aurora IN
Date added: August 20, 2015; Modified: August 27, 2015
After the Ohio River Flood, the public library in Aurora—along with libraries in Jeffersonville, Lawrenceville, and New Albany—were furnished with materials and labor to get facilities back in “good condition.” These were provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in… read more
Public Library (demolished) Improvements – Lawrenceburg IN
Date added: August 25, 2015; Modified: August 27, 2015
After the Ohio River flood, in 1937 the Lawrenceburg public library—along with libraries in Aurora, Jeffersonville, and New Albany—were furnished with materials and labor by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in order to get facilities back in “good condition.” This… read more
Public Library (former) Repairs – Jeffersonville Township IN
Date added: August 25, 2015; Modified: August 27, 2015
The library was built in 1904. It was repaired by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) after the Ohio River flood in 1937. By 1938, the library was re-opened to the public with flood damage reconditioning work by the WPA. The… read more
Public Library Improvements – New Albany IN
Date added: August 25, 2015; Modified: August 27, 2015
After the Ohio River flood in 1937, the public library in New Albany—along with libraries in Aurora, Jeffersonville, and Lawrenceburg—was refurbished by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which provided materials and labor to get facilities back in “good condition.”