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Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: July 11, 2023
The swimming pool in Kansas City’s Swope Park was built in 1941-1942 as a Work Projects Administration (WPA) project, “sponsored by the City of Kansas City. James D. Marshall and M. Dwight Brown, architects and engineers, developed the plans for… read more
Date added: October 8, 2018; Modified: July 11, 2023
Now known as the National WWI Museum and Memorial, what was then the Liberty Memorial was the recipient of efforts on the part of multiple New Deal agencies. National Register of Historic Places nomination form: Numerous small-scale features are located throughout… read more
Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: June 5, 2023
Pictured is some of the remaining original paving installed by the WPA along Brush Creek as a flood control project in 1935. The project has a controversial history due to its relation to political machine boss Tom Pendergast’s Concrete Company…. read more
Date added: July 20, 2015; Modified: May 31, 2023
R. J. Delano High School was completed in 1939 with funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA), after a design by the architectural firm of Keen & Simpson. It is dominated by a tall tower with rock or concrete… read more
Date added: July 21, 2015; Modified: May 31, 2023
The original parts of this school were constructed in 1915 with a cut rock base, brick and cut rock accents. The north side of the school, which faces the paved playground/parking area, is the main entry to the school. In… read more
Date added: April 3, 2013; Modified: April 5, 2023
The construction of the westbound span of this bridge taking Highway 40 (Interstate 64) over the Missouri River was funded by the Public Works Administration in 1935. The Kansas City Bridge Company was the contractor of record. The eastbound span was built… read more
Date added: September 14, 2014; Modified: April 4, 2023
This school was constructed in part with funds provided by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in 1937, and bears the name of an important early town denizen. A well-constructed building, it has since been repurposed and, until recently,… read more
Date added: July 18, 2013; Modified: October 31, 2022
The school is a classic, surprising art deco building in a town of 220 people presently. Although it could use some sandblasting and paint, the building is a great example of art deco architecture by Ludwig Abt who was an… read more
Date added: October 21, 2022; Modified: October 21, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Company F, 140th Infantry Armory in Poplar Bluff MO. From “Missouri Armories”: “By July 1940, forty-two men were employed on the armory project, building 6000 large blocks for the outside walls on the front… read more
Date added: September 21, 2022; Modified: September 22, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the 138th Infantry Regiment Armory in St. Louis MO. Completed in 1937, the armory building has been converted to office space. Excerpt from Missouri Armories: The Guard’s Home in Architecture and… read more
Date added: June 12, 2013; Modified: September 11, 2022
The post office contains a 1941 mural created out of enameled porcelain panels. Entitled “Flora and Fauna of the Region,” the mural was created by Edward Winter under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Date added: December 29, 2012; Modified: September 11, 2022
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Products of Missouri” painted by James McCreery in 1939. McCreery painted a luminous painting of local farm products including fruits, vegetables and chickens. The whole work is multiple vignettes… read more
Date added: December 29, 2012; Modified: September 11, 2022
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Spring Pastoral” painted by Joseph Meert in 1940. A beautiful spring day outside Mount Vernon with farmers working in a strawberry field, the dairy cows to the left, barn… read more
Date added: December 15, 2012; Modified: September 7, 2022
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural “Back Home, April 1865” painted by Tom Lea. Although unpleasant subjects and memories are seldom seen in Post Office murals, the scene depicted is that of four people returning… read more
Date added: December 15, 2012; Modified: September 5, 2022
The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by H. Louis Freund entitled “Agriculture and Varied Institutes.” The mural is a triptych centered on a monumental farmer working behind a plow pulled by 2 powerful horses. He… read more