Date added: October 2, 2022; Modified: October 2, 2022
A bridge over Barnagat Bay connecting Mantoloking NJ and Brick NJ was built in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration. It was made of concrete and wood and was used for almost seventy years before being replaced in 2006. The… read more
Date added: June 6, 2022; Modified: June 7, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped construct the Cooper River Park in Pennsauken Township NJ in 1940. “A WPA project to give Pennsauken, N.J., its first public park and recreation facilities costing $350,000 has been approved,” a reporter for Parks… read more
Date added: January 1, 2015; Modified: May 18, 2022
Murdoch Hall, part of the old Jersey City Medical Center complex, was constructed with the provision of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Constructed between 1940 and 1941, the Art Moderne-style building originally served as a nurses’ residence, became a… read more
Date added: March 20, 2022; Modified: May 17, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements in Brookdale Park NJ (Essex County) in 1937. Initial construction of the park began in 1928 following an Olmstead Brothers’ design. “The basic work was in place by 1930,” suggests the Essex County… read more
Date added: January 8, 2017; Modified: May 14, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the borough hall of Emerson in 1938-9. The building also houses numerous examples of New Deal artwork.
Date added: January 15, 2017; Modified: May 14, 2022
The historic Emerson Borough Hall houses numerous (11) examples of New Deal artwork commissioned by the Federal Art Project (FAP). “Three of the murals are located in the Lower Level Conference Room; one in the Gun Room; one in the… read more
Date added: March 26, 2018; Modified: April 27, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant for the construction of a bridge to carry Central Avenue over the train tracks in Clark, New Jersey (“Picton”). The project was undertaken as part of a larger grade crossing elimination initiative during that… read more
Date added: January 8, 2015; Modified: March 31, 2022
Approximately two dozen Works Progress Administration (WPA) laborers increased the safety of the old Oak Stump Road (current name unknown) in Bernards Township, New Jersey. The WPA straightened a bad corner, widened the road, and constructed gutters along 900 feet… read more
Date added: December 21, 2021; Modified: December 21, 2021
Situated near Greenwood Lake in upper West Milford, NJ, Camp Hope was initially developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1201 as Camp S-68 to house workers working at the Newark Waterworks. Following the closure of the worker’s barracks,… read more
Date added: November 28, 2021; Modified: November 28, 2021
This public elementary school was built in 1935 with funds in part from the Works Progress Administration. Its facade is in the popular Art Deco style of that time. The architect of record was J. Robert Pierson & Son.
Date added: August 8, 2020; Modified: June 3, 2021
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) built the Bloomer’s Beach Bathhouse and Refreshment Stand in the Palisades Interstate Park in Englewood Cliffs NJ. The Palisades Interstate Park Bathhouse served swimmers in the Hudson River until swimming at the beach was terminated during World… read more
Date added: August 8, 2020; Modified: June 2, 2021
The Civil Works Administration built the Alpine Pavilion in Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine NJ. Built in 1934 and used as a bathhouse until 1944, the Pavilion was restored in 2016 and is used for picnics and gatherings.
Date added: March 5, 2021; Modified: March 5, 2021
The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works built a bridge over the Shark River between Avon NJ and Belmar NJ. The bridge is still in use.
Date added: November 26, 2020; Modified: February 25, 2021
The Atlantic Highlands municipal harbor was constructed 1939-1941. Of its nearly $1,000,000 cost, the WPA paid most of it. The Army Corps of Engineers built a 4,000 foot breakwater to protect the harbor.
Date added: December 13, 2020; Modified: February 25, 2021
In 1935, the Works Progress Administration completed upgrades/repairs for the Matawan Aberdeen Public Library on Main Street, Matawan, NJ. “As the year draws to a close, a WPA-funded upgrading project begins. The project includes book repair, creation of local history scrapbooks,… read more