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    Founders Library, Howard University - Washington DC

    Howard University: Founders Library – Washington DC

    Date added: December 4, 2011; Modified: October 10, 2021

    Founders Library, the centerpiece of Howard University campus, was built 1937-1938 with the aid of the Public Works Administration (PWA).  The official opening came in mid-1939.  The library stands on the site of the 19th century Old Main building, which… read more

    Clinton Federal Building: Mechau Murals – Washington DC

    Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: August 11, 2021

    The Clinton Federal Building (north) was originally the US Post Office Department headquarters, completed under the New Deal in 1934.  It contains a wealth of New Deal artworks commissioned and paid for by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts –… read more

    Federal Trade Commission: Lantz Sculptures – Washington DC

    Date added: November 27, 2019; Modified: July 22, 2021

    The exterior of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building is enhanced by several works of art commissioned by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts in 1938. The building is fronted on the east side by two monumental sculptures, entitled… read more

    Lantz sculpture in front of Federal Trade Commission Building - Washington DC

    Federal Trade Commission Building – Washington DC

    Date added: December 4, 2011; Modified: July 22, 2021

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created by Congress in 1914 and the FTC occupied various sites in the District of Columbia during its early years. It finally got a permanent home in 1937-38 under the New Deal, with funding… read more

    Gordena Jackson, Southwest basket

    National Gallery of Art: Collections – Washington DC

    Date added: May 10, 2020; Modified: July 21, 2021

    The National Gallery of Art on the mall is one of America’s greatest art museums.  It holds thousands of New Deal artworks in its vast collections, much of it available in digital form and occasional shown in exhibits.    By far… read more

    FDR Cenotaph in front of National Archives - Washington DC

    Franklin D. Roosevelt Cenotaph Memorial – Washington DC

    Date added: September 1, 2020; Modified: July 21, 2021

    In 1965, a small cenotaph memorial to President Franklin Roosevelt was placed in front of the National Archives, at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th Street, NW.  It is made of marble and from the same rock quarry that… read more

    Mess hall at the Bald Eagle Hill Children's Health Camp - Washington DC

    Bald Eagle Hill Children’s Health Camp (former) – Washington DC

    Date added: January 8, 2018; Modified: July 21, 2021

    The Bald Eagle Hill Children’s Health Camp was built in 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for children suffering from tuberculosis. The camp’s address was 4900 Nichols Avenue SE, which is now Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.  The camp… read more

    The White House: West Wing Expansion – Washington DC

    Date added: January 5, 2018; Modified: July 13, 2021

    In 1934, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the expansion of the White House West Wing, which houses the Executive Offices of the President of the United States.  The West Wing contains the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, Situation Room, and… read more

    Bureau of Engraving and Printing Annex – Washington DC

    Date added: January 12, 2020; Modified: July 13, 2021

    A new annex was constructed for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1936-38. The building was authorized by Congress in 1935 for $6.3 million, but the funds flowed through the Public Works Administration (PWA).   The Treasury Department’s Procurement… read more

    Thomas Jefferson Memorial – Washington DC

    Date added: December 4, 2019; Modified: July 13, 2021

    The Jefferson Memorial was built to honor the author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Such a memorial had long been proposed, but it was only realized under the New Deal, 1939-1943…. read more

    Volta Park Recreation Center – Washington DC

    Date added: August 31, 2020; Modified: July 10, 2021

    The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed improvements at the Georgetown Playground in Washington DC. Today, the playground is part of the Volta Park Recreation Center. The work consisted… read more

    Coolidge High School - Washington DC

    Coolidge Senior High School – Washington DC

    Date added: February 19, 2020; Modified: June 22, 2021

    Coolidge Senior High School in northwest Washington DC was built in 1938-40 with federal aid to the District of Columbia Education Department.   An appropriation of $350,000 was made by Congress in 1937 to the District Commissioners (the municipal government)…. read more

    Howard University: Cook Hall – Washington DC

    Date added: November 30, 2019; Modified: June 22, 2021

    The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $120,000 for two wings of a men’s dormitory at Howard University, presently called George Cook Hall.  The full cost of the project is unknown to us, but it appears that the two wings loom… read more

    Howard University: Chemistry Building – Washington DC

    Date added: May 31, 2012; Modified: June 21, 2021

    The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $1,018,811 for a chemistry building at Howard University.  It was one of four buildings funded by PWA on the campus, including the Founders Library, built c. 1937-38. The chemistry building was built in brick Georgian… read more