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Date added: April 21, 2019; Modified: April 21, 2019
Set back from Main Street (US 25) this building is a former school with a historical marker in front indicating it was the site of the 1826 Laurel Seminary which opened in 1858. Became a Common School 1870-1884, private to… read more
Date added: December 17, 2014; Modified: April 7, 2019
Bert Mullins painted this mural, entitled “Rural Free Delivery,” in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby.
Date added: December 17, 2014; Modified: April 7, 2019
The historic post office in Morganfield, Kentucky was completed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: March 17, 2019; Modified: March 17, 2019
The Works Progress Administration built additions and made improvements to the Rash Stadium in Owensboro. The current home side was built in 1940 as one of the WPA programs in Owensboro, KY. In 1940, the WPA appropriated $30,926 for the… read more
Date added: February 19, 2019; Modified: February 19, 2019
The Works Progress Administration built the Lewisport High School in Lewisport, Hancock County, KY in 1938. The Lewisport High School was located on 2nd Street in Lewisport, KY from 1938-2018. In January 2018 it was demolished to be replaced with… read more
Date added: April 17, 2018
The Works Progress Administration built the Frances School Gymnasium in 1938. The gym is a 102′ x 60′ balloon frame building sitting on a poured concrete foundation. It has steel beams supporting the roof and the exterior is clad in… read more
Date added: August 4, 2017
An addition with full gymnasium at the community school in Forkland, Boyle County, KY. Stone came from a newly-opened quarry in Mitchellsburg, a few miles away. Final cost, $44,000. When the school was closed about 1971, residents in the Forkland… read more
Date added: December 5, 2014; Modified: May 25, 2017
Frank W. Long painted the oil-on-canvas mural “The Rural Free Delivery” in 1939 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work is housed in what was originally constructed as the Morehead post office, is now a municipal building. The… read more
Date added: May 15, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2017
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) worked to develop Devou Park, supplying a $97,251 grant to the city for park improvements. In addition to a band shell and shelter house, the W.P.A. constructed swimming pools at the park.
Date added: May 15, 2017
Also known as Stone Shelter, the Devou Park shelter house was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), as part of a $97,251 grant to the city for park improvements. The shelter house, constructed of native fieldstone and containing a… read more
Date added: May 15, 2017; Modified: May 15, 2017
Devou Park Band Shell was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), as part of a $97,251 grant to the city for park improvements. The band shell was completed in the summer of 1939. “The Devou Park band shell was… read more
Date added: December 9, 2011; Modified: April 12, 2017
“The rapid growth of the city of Louisville, population 307,745 in 1930, necessitated additional facilities for the fire department. A grant was secured from the PWA with which this central fire station was built, as well as a hospital annex,… read more
Date added: February 12, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
What is now known as the William H. Natcher U.S. Courthouse in Bowling Green, Kentucky was constructed as the United States Post Office and Courthouse in 1940-1. Construction was funded by the Treasury Department. The building also houses New Deal… read more
Date added: February 12, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Now known as the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House, the historic United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House in Louisville, Kentucky was constructed in 1931-2, before the advent of the New Deal. However, in “1936, with… read more
Date added: March 27, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Rowan County Jail and Superintendent’s Office was completed in 1938 with funding from the WPA. Both the jail and the supt office are constructed of local rock. The jail has crenellations decorating the top giving the appearance of a… read more