Date added: April 10, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022
The municipal pool in Jefferson, Iowa was constructed with funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was opened to the public in July of 1937. One of over a dozen public pools constructed in Iowa with the aid of… read more
Date added: August 8, 2016; Modified: May 10, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did reforestation and development on the Shimek State Forest, located on abandoned farm land near Farmington, Iowa.
Date added: March 2, 2022; Modified: April 2, 2022
The Edmondson Park Swimming Pool and Bathhouse in Oskaloos IA was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. It was one of over a dozen public swimming pools constructed in Iowa during the New Deal. The Oskaloosa pool… read more
Date added: April 18, 2013; Modified: March 27, 2022
“The Decorah Municipal Swimming Pool building design is an architectural specimen of an advanced contemporary style of its day. It is a vision of both the Art Moderne and the International styles of architecture, as designed by Edward Novak, who… read more
Date added: March 27, 2022; Modified: March 27, 2022
The public swimming pool at Rafferty Slough in Dubuque, IA was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. Measuring 75 x 225 feet, the Dubuque pool was the largest and most expensive of a number of publicly constructed… read more
Date added: March 18, 2022; Modified: March 18, 2022
A public swimming pool in Adel IA was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1935. One of the earliest municipal pools constructed in Iowa, the facility was around for a good share of historical events – war, environmental disasters,… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: January 13, 2022
This egg-tempera-on-gesso mural was painted by Marion Gilmore in 1941. From When Tillage Begins: The Stone City Art Colony and School: “Gilmore won the WPA commission to produce a mural for the town of Corning, Iowa. The jury, led by… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: November 6, 2021
The New Deal mural “Volunteer Fire Department” was painted by Marion Gilmore in 1942. Gilmore also won the Forty-Eight States design competition of 1939 for her mural Band Concert,” for the town of Corning, Iowa. From When Tillage Begins: The… read more
Date added: August 26, 2012; Modified: November 6, 2021
New Deal mural entitled “Rural Free Delivery” painted by A. Criss Glasell in 1938.
Date added: August 26, 2012; Modified: November 6, 2021
New Deal mural entitled “The Corn Parade” painted by Orr C. Fisher in 1941.
Date added: December 15, 2020; Modified: December 15, 2020
Burlington Memorial Auditorium, located near the Mississippi River, was built by the Works Progress Administration and opened in May of 1939. It was first used as a U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center and by the supply company of the 136th… read more
Date added: June 18, 2020; Modified: June 18, 2020
Federal Works Agency (FWA) built the City of Anamosa, Iowa Post Office. The Cornerstone of the building lists John Carmody, the Administrator of the Federal Works Project.
Date added: April 14, 2013; Modified: June 2, 2020
Built by the WPA in 1938 and still in use. It is also known as the Karl King Bandshell. “Hired to design the structure was Henry Kamphoefner, a young architect from Sioux City who had won international recognition for a… read more
Date added: December 4, 2014; Modified: May 12, 2020
Daniel Rhodes painted this egg tempera mural on plaster in 1939 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was originally installed in the post office and was restored in 2008. Iowa-born artist Daniel Rhodes painted a number of murals… read more
Date added: April 8, 2013; Modified: May 12, 2020
The post office was constructed with Treasury Department funding in 1939. Until 2008, it also contained a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Dan Rhodes. From Marion Today: “Marion’s former post office is also unique in that it has… read more