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Date added: February 8, 2015
What is now known as the C. F. Haynsworth Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina was constructed during the Great Depression, completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which formerly housed the main post… read more
Date added: February 8, 2015
The historic former post office—now Federal Building—in Greenwood, South Carolina was constructed during the 1910s but received a large addition constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The extension and remodeling work was completed in 1941.
Date added: February 7, 2015
The historic former post office Gaffney, South Carolina was constructed in 1912. However, the building received a remodeling (and, possibly, an all-new addition to the rear)—a New Deal project—that was completed in 1940. The building, often referred to as the… read more
Date added: February 7, 2015
The historic former post office and federal courthouse building in Florence, South Carolina was constructed during the early 20th century and received a large addition constructed during the 1930s with federal Treasury Department funds. The extension and remodeling work was… read more
Date added: February 7, 2015
The historic former post office building in Easley, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1940, houses an example of New Deal artwork and is now privately owned.
Date added: December 30, 2014
The Chesterfield post office contains a 1939 plaster relief by Bruno Mankowski entitled “The Farmer’s Letters,” which was created under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work is still displayed in the lobby of the post office.
Date added: December 4, 2014
Hans E. Prehn created this plaster sculpture “Saw Mill,” financed by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, for the old post office. It was moved to the Cotton Museum in the early 2000’s and is not viewable in the front… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided the labor for the construction of U.S. 701 north of Georgetown, South Carolina. “Jeff Lewis is a natural-born storyteller who vividly recalls life in rural Georgetown County when wagons were the mode of… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
According to the Georgetown Times in 1962, the WPA provided clerical and other assistance for library programs in Murrells Inlet, SC. Following a relocation, the paper stated, “There will be several persons who will volunteer to check-out the books …… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
According to the Georgetown Times in 1937, “An $80,000 Pleasant Hill School was nearing completion as a WPA project.” However, further confirmation of this is needed; according to the school’s National Register of Historic Places nomination form, “there is no… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sewers in Georgetown, South Carolina during the Great Depression. According to the Georgetown Times, “Among construction projects underway was … installation of sewers in 26 blocks by the WPA.”
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted much work in and around Georgetown, South Carolina during the early years of the New Deal. The Georgetown Times wrote: “CWA workers tearing down a house on Duke Street near Broad Street found… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted much work in and around Georgetown, South Carolina during the early years of the New Deal. The Georgetown Times wrote: “Started by the CWA and completed by the FERA, the paint job which… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Civil Works Administration constructed and improved roads in the vicinity of Andrews, South Carolina ca. 1933-4. A photo of the work is available at the source link below.
Date added: November 16, 2014
The federal Civil Works Administration provided the labor for the construction of what is now South Carolina Route 51 north of Georgetown, South Carolina. “Route #51, near Peter’s Creek, C.W.A. Project #104″. The Civil Works Administration was formed in early… read more