Post Office – West Bend WI
Date added: March 15, 2012; Modified: April 2, 2021
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.
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Olais Road Water Management System – Strum WI
Date added: March 26, 2021; Modified: March 27, 2021
This water management system was built by the SCS or Soil Management Service and its function remains the same as when it was constructed in 1936. The purpose of this concrete structure is to maintain a safe level of water… read more
Appleton (West) High School – Appleton WI
Date added: February 24, 2021; Modified: February 24, 2021
Appleton (West) High School has served as a high school in Appleton, WI since September, 1938. It was built by the Works Progress Administration.
Post Office – Columbus WI
Date added: October 30, 2013; Modified: February 10, 2021
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.
Post Office – Ladysmith WI
Date added: October 25, 2013; Modified: February 10, 2021
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935, this New Deal post office is still in service. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility has since been painted over.
University of Wisconsin: Watrous Murals (lost) – Madison WI
Date added: December 5, 2014; Modified: June 23, 2020
James Watrous painted a tempera-on-gesso mural cycle consisting of nine 6′ tall panels, called “The Story of Paul Bunyan,” in the UW Memorial Student Union. The works were painted in 1935 with funds provided by the federal government, and given the… read more
P.J. Jacobs High School – Stevens Point WI
Date added: December 11, 2015; Modified: June 23, 2020
P.J. Jacobs High School (now a junior high school) was built by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers with Public Works Administration (PWA) money between 1936-1938. Until the 1970’s it was the city’s only Public Coed 4 year (grades 9 –… read more
Sewage Plant and Storm Water System – Hudson WI
Date added: May 7, 2020; Modified: May 7, 2020
According to the testimony of Wendall Peterson, City Attorney of Hudson during hearings in Congress over a toll bridge in 1941, the Works Progress Administration was involved in constructing a large storm sewer 4 or 5 blocks long. The City Attorney… read more
Post Office Mural – Black River Falls WI
Date added: March 5, 2012; Modified: August 13, 2019
Oil on canvas entitled “Lumbering–Black River Mill” painted by Frank E. Buffmire in 1939.
Post Office – Black River Falls WI
Date added: March 5, 2012; Modified: August 13, 2019
The Post Office in Black River Falls WI was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.
Leonard-Leota Park Improvement – Evansville WI
Date added: July 14, 2019; Modified: July 14, 2019
“In 1900 the artillery tube was donated by the Navy Department to the T.L. Sutphen Post No. 41 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Evansville. The Post in turn donated the piece to the City of Evansville, which… read more
Oshkosh Fire Station #6 – Oshkosh WI
Date added: April 28, 2019; Modified: April 30, 2019
Fire Station #6 built was built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds by the City of Oshkosh. A WPA funded project to dismantle the old Winnebago County Courthouse and old Oshkosh Post Office buildings were done in 1939. Materials from… read more
Crescent Beach Stairs – Algoma WI
Date added: January 30, 2019; Modified: January 31, 2019
The WPA constructed stairs at the south end of Crescent Beach. The stairs display “19 WPA 39” on the top step and bottom slab along with 48 star stone mosaic U.S. flags. The stairs are edged with field stone. Fossils… read more
Enderis Playing Field – Milwaukee WI
Date added: July 30, 2018; Modified: August 1, 2018
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built park facilities at the Enderis Playing Field in Milwaukee. One among many parks built and improved by the WPA in Milwaukee, the Enderis Playing field is still in use today. The land, which the… read more
Granville Town Hall (former) – Milwaukee WI
Date added: June 20, 2018; Modified: August 1, 2018
The Granville Town Board voted in 1940 to build a new Town Hall in Granville Center that would house the town offices, an auditorium, and the fire department. Work Projects Administration (WPA) labor built the project. Construction began Oct. 23,… read more