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Date added: February 7, 2018; Modified: April 12, 2023
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of improvements at the Kanab School in Kanab. Docket # 1013-R (Utah). The Public Works Administration funded several projects at Kanab School. In 1933 – 34, PWA funds allowed leveling and enlarging the… read more
Date added: January 27, 2023; Modified: March 29, 2023
This fireproof structure replaced makeshift quarters previously occupied and that had been subjected to much criticism. Here the impounded animals could be kept in comfort until humanly destroyed or claimed (from Jessen). The local Civil Works Administration contributed $2206.10 against… read more
Date added: March 22, 2023; Modified: March 22, 2023
Bonding ($36,000) for a new San Juan courthouse was put a successful vote in February 1920 after citizens realized that their neighboring county (Grand) was building a large new courthouse. Construction in Monticello began soon thereafter, and the courthouse was… read more
Date added: March 19, 2023
The Rich County courthouse replaced a 1888 courthouse that had been built for $2,479. Discussion began in May, 1940 when Raymond Ashton – at the county commisioners’ request – presented a drawing for a new Rich County courthouse. He proposed… read more
Date added: March 15, 2023; Modified: March 15, 2023
The original structure (Circleville Elementary) dates to 1921 – 22 (Pope & Burton, architects). High school attendance in this very rural area grew dramatically during the 1920s due to a new state law requiring compulsory school attendance until age 18…. read more
Date added: March 9, 2023; Modified: March 9, 2023
The Kaysville City Hall was one of 226 New Deal buildings constructed in Utah. Of the 226, a total of five buildings were constructed in Davis County. The Kaysville City Hall is the only one of the five that is… read more
Date added: February 12, 2023; Modified: February 12, 2023
Richard R. Lyman was a civil engineer and the vice-chairman of the Utah State Road Commission from 1908-1919. During the 1930s he was a member of an American Society of Civil Engineers commission that developed a grid system for street… read more
Date added: February 3, 2023; Modified: February 3, 2023
We often think of New Projects as going smoothly, but Avalon School is an exception. The educational situation in the Ouray Valley had stuggled: schools and boarding schools had been built beginning in 1885 for the Uncompahgre Ute people but… read more
Date added: November 21, 2016; Modified: January 22, 2023
The former Heber City library was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the latter years of the Great Depression. Construction occurred between August 1938 and May 1939. The PWA supplied a grant of $13,275 toward the… read more
Date added: January 3, 2023; Modified: January 3, 2023
Prior to the building of the Summit County Hospital, operations were done on kitchen tables, in a room over the mercantile, or on a portable operating table. Thus, the county’s doctors were motivated to work with the Summit County Commissioners… read more
Date added: November 22, 2016; Modified: December 24, 2022
The former Marsac School in Park City, Utah was constructed in 1935-36 with funding from the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The large structure was built to consolidate schools from around the town. It now serves as the t0wn’s city hall. The building… read more
Date added: November 22, 2016; Modified: December 24, 2022
A Mechanical Arts building was added to the former Park City High School in 1935-36, with funding from the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The old high school was built in 1928 in brick Collegiate Gothic-style and is now the Park City… read more
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: December 24, 2022
Deer Valley Resort near Park City UT is one of Utah’s major ski areas, along with Park City, Alta and Snowbird. It is ranked among the top ski resorts in the country, thanks to the quality of powder snow in… read more
Date added: April 15, 2014; Modified: December 24, 2022
The building was designed by the firm of Ashton & Evans and constructed as a PWA project in 1935. In 1969, a new library was built on campus and the Thomas Building was converted into the Utah Museum of Natural… read more
Date added: November 21, 2016; Modified: December 23, 2022
Park City’s War Veterans Memorial Building (and Public Auditorium) was a federal New Deal project funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA supplied a $57,225 grant toward the project, which was matched by local funds. There is conflicting information in… read more