Post Office – Haddon Heights NJ
Date added: July 19, 2013
The brick, federal style post office in Haddon Heights was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.
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Post Office Reliefs – Matawan NJ
Date added: July 12, 2013
The post office contains a set of plaster reliefs by Armin A. Scheler created with Section of Fine Arts funding in 1939. The reliefs are titled “Philip Freneau Freeing the Slaves,” “Rural Mill,” “Old Hospital,” “Old Glenwood Institute,” and “First… read more
Post Office – Matawan NJ
Date added: July 12, 2013
The historic post office in Matawan, New Jersey was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.
Post Office (former) Mural – Manalapan NJ
Date added: July 5, 2013
This dramatic mural depicting Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth was painted for the (now-former) Freehold, N.J. post office in 1935 by Gerald Foster. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural now hangs in… read more
Post Office (former) – Freehold NJ
Date added: July 5, 2013
Constructed by the Treasury in 1934. The building was expanded in 1957-62. The post office moved to a new facility in 1991, and this building is now the Monmouth County Veterans Memorial Building and home to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s… read more
Post Office (former) – Hightstown NJ
Date added: July 5, 2013
Constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936, Hightstown’s historic post office building presently houses the offices of a microbiological testing company. The post office moved to a new facility in 1975.
Roosevelt Park Sculpture – Edison NJ
Date added: June 27, 2013
Roosevelt Park contains a WPA sculpture by Waylande Gregory entitled “Light Dispelling Darkness.” “Most visitors to Roosevelt Park in Edison, New Jersey will pass by this empty fountain thinking not much of it, their attention focused on the globe perched… read more
Roosevelt Park – Edison NJ
Date added: June 27, 2013
Roosevelt Park is located in Edison, New Jersey. It contains a number of picnic groves and sports facilities. The WPA did major work on the park in the 1930s. In addition to general park development, a monument honoring the laborers… read more
Jersey City Medical Center (former) – Jersey City NJ
Date added: June 27, 2013
The old Jersey City Medical Center complex along Montgomery Avenue was constructed in stages beginning in 1928. Several buildings at the facility were constructed as part of federal Public Works Administration projects during the Great Depression. NJCU.edu: “After its completion… read more
Ocean Front Boardwalk – Spring Lake NJ
Date added: June 27, 2013
This WPA boardwalk was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. “After Hurricane Sandy, pieces of the boardwalk lay strewn on the beach or across the street on residents’ lawns. Only the original concrete pilings were left standing. As… read more
Post Office – Ridgewood NJ
Date added: January 14, 2013
The historic post office in Ridgewood, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Post Office Murals – Plainfield NJ
Date added: December 29, 2012
This early 20th century post office contains two tempera murals by Anton Refregier. Painted under the aegis of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the murals “Folklore of America” and “Quilting Bee” were created in 1942: “The tempera murals are… read more
Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey – Alpine NJ
Date added: October 30, 2012
The Palisades Interstate Park system, a major beneficiary of New Deal public works projects, spans New York and New Jersey and stretches from The Palisades—cliffs overlooking the Hudson River in sight of Manhattan—to forested hills dotted with lakes in the… read more
Resettlement Community Housing – Roosevelt NJ
Date added: October 7, 2012
“In December 1935, the Resettlement Administration hired Alfred Kastner, a German-born architect and city planner who was known for his designs for low-cost housing, as Principal Architect. Kastner, in turn, hired Louis I. Kahn, then a young architect, as his… read more
Garment Factory (former) – Roosevelt NJ
Date added: October 7, 2012
“Five hundred acres of the 1,200 acre tract were to be used for farming, and the remaining portion for 200 houses on 1/2 acre plots, a community school, a factory building, a poultry yard and modern water and sewer plants…. read more
