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Date added: May 9, 2020; Modified: May 9, 2020
The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned “the Wheelwright” painted by artist Daniel Rhodes in 1942 for the Clayton Branch Post Office in St. Louis, Missouri. The mural was removed from the post office in 1971 and relocated to the Des… read more
Date added: March 10, 2015; Modified: March 29, 2020
“C.C.C. Company 2725 established camp DSP-3 (now SP-6) in Dolliver Memorial State Park on August 7, 1934, and immediately set to work constructing a series of barracks (Fig,.10) and a shop (Fig. 11). Aerial photography of Webster County from 1939… read more
Date added: January 18, 2020; Modified: January 29, 2020
The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (Public Works Administration) funded the construction of the Ames High school. Today, the building serves as the Ames City Hall.
Date added: January 18, 2020; Modified: January 19, 2020
Electric power plant built with the support of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Today, the structure serves as a county historical society museum.
Date added: June 22, 2019; Modified: June 30, 2019
This suburban Des Moines elementary school was constructed in 1939 under the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. In 2018 it was adaptively reused as the Phenix School Apartments, which provides live-work space to artists.
Date added: July 21, 2012; Modified: November 20, 2018
“The interior features several important murals in the lobby vestibule. The murals were funded with $2,000 of the original money allotted for construction of the building. Although a competition to select an artist was held, officials intended to select Grant… read more
Date added: August 10, 2018; Modified: August 10, 2018
The Works Progress Administration remodeled of a two-story brick structure into a one-story library and community hall, 1938-1939. The construction costs were $4,o62 in federal funds and $348 in city funds.
Date added: July 11, 2015; Modified: July 11, 2018
The PWA provided funds for the construction of Lincoln School in 1940. From Wikipedia: In addition to Lincoln, the new elementary schools included Monroe, Madison, Washington, Jefferson, and McKinley. Lincoln was the only new facility to be built on the… read more
Date added: April 15, 2013; Modified: July 11, 2018
Lindsay Park is a 31-acre park located east Davenport, Iowa. The Works Progress Administration landscaped and improved the park in 1935. Pictured is Lindsay park in 1992. The appearance of the park has changed little since then.
Date added: May 1, 2013; Modified: January 16, 2018
The WPA undertook extensive construction and improvements at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in the mid 1930s. The Iowa State Fair information page describes the history of the site and the extent of the work carried out by the WPA: “Extensive improvements… read more
Date added: December 9, 2017; Modified: December 9, 2017
The W.P.A. conducted “storm water drain” development work in Clinton, Iowa.
Date added: December 9, 2017
“Along the Upper Mississippi, WPA employees built … Municipal Stadium (now Modern Woodman Park) in Davenport, Iowa …”
Date added: April 14, 2013; Modified: December 9, 2017
Originally the Riverview Stadium and then the Alliant Energy Field. This stadium was built by the WPA in 1935-1937. It still has its WPA plaque.
Date added: April 14, 2013; Modified: December 9, 2017
Not to be confused with the park of the same name in Dubuque, Iowa, the WPA did extensive work on Eagle Point Park from 1935-1937. Workers deepened and widened Battle Creek, built trails and footbridges, and constructed many stone structures… read more
Date added: October 31, 2017
The northbound I-74 bridge, a.k.a. Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $1,124,000 loan and $403,400 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,471,244. Construction occurred between June 1934 and… read more