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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted multiple projects to develop Magnetic Park in Plymouth, Indiana. The New Deal agency constructed a barn, the Conservation Club House, and a fish hatchery with a capacity of 10,000 fingerlings.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Conservation Club House at Magnetic Park in Plymouth, Indiana. City website: “This facility is located on 16 beautiful acres bordering the Yellow River on Plymouth’s north side. It has been declared a historic… read more
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a warehouse for the city hall in Plymouth, Indiana. The location and status of this facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the bleachers at Allen Field in Washington, Indiana.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal pool in Washington, Indiana. Completed in 1936, the pool was demolished and replaced in 2009. As many as 1,600 people used the pool on a single day soon after its opening. The… read more
Date added: August 27, 2015; Modified: August 7, 2023
A community center at First Avenue and Franklin St. in Evansville, Indiana, which has since been torn down, was constructed with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The facility was also home to a WPA sewing… read more
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Monticello, Indiana in 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Anderson, Indiana in 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a combination community building and auditorium in Pendleton, Indiana in 1936. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building in Shelburn, Indiana. Here and in Farmersburg “combined gymnasiums and auditoriums are being erected as additions to school buildings to provide both educational and recreational facilities.” Work was completed by 1936…. read more
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building in Farmersburg, Indiana. Here and in Shelburn “combined gymnasiums and auditoriums are being erected as additions to school buildings to provide both educational and recreational facilities.” Work was completed by 1936…. read more
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building in North Vernon, Indiana. Work was completed by 1936. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: August 27, 2015; Modified: August 7, 2023
This 80-acre park was completed with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a community building and gymnasium in Helmsburg, Indiana. Constructed of native timber, the “interior is finished in beaver board. Asphalt shingles were used as the exterior covering. Lumber used for the window and and… read more
Date added: August 2, 2023
An attraction at Fairbanks Park’s north end is the Chauncey Rose Memorial. Dedicated in the 1930s to Chauncey Rose, businessman and philanthropist, it was constructed using the columns and facade from the old post office building at Seventh and Cherry… read more