School Gymnasium – Meridian ID
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: November 2, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the School Gymnasium in Meridian, Ada County.
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Veterans Hospital Road Improvements – Boise ID
Date added: November 2, 2017; Modified: November 2, 2017
The Works Progress Administration carried out road improvement work around the Veterans Hospital in Boise, between 1936-1937.
Sand Creek Flood Control – Boise ID
Date added: November 1, 2017; Modified: November 2, 2017
The Works Progress Administration carried out flood control/riprapping work on the bed of the San Creek in Ada County.
McClusky Health Camp – Buhl ID
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: November 1, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the McClusky Health Camp for tuberculosis victims, in Buhl, Twin Falls County.
Water Tank – Melba ID
Date added: November 1, 2017; Modified: November 1, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built a water tank in Melba, Canyon County.
Parma Grade School – Parma ID
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: October 31, 2017
The Works Progress Administration built the Parma Grade School in Parma, Canyon County.
Boise Project – Blacks Creek ID
Date added: May 18, 2017; Modified: May 18, 2017
“The present construction features of this project are the raising of Arrowrock Dam [built in 1915] and spillway for additional storage, and the building of the canal system for the Payette Division. Work has been in progress on Arrowrock Dam… read more
Inspection Station (former) – Porthill ID
Date added: May 16, 2017; Modified: May 16, 2017
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant garage facility) on State Route 1 in Porthill, Idaho was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Living New Deal believes the structure has been demolished and replaced with a… read more
Sidewalks – Boise ID
Date added: May 9, 2017
The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Boise, Idaho.
Fish Hatchery – Hagerman ID
Date added: October 19, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The WPA conducted work at Hagerman Fish Hatchery. The extent of the WPA’s involvement in the site is not clear.
Fish Hatchery – Sandpoint ID
Date added: October 25, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The WPA was involved in building this fish hatchery in Sandpoint.
Fish Hatchery – American Falls ID
Date added: October 23, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The CCC and WPA were involved in the creation of a fish hatchery at American Falls in 1934. From the Idaho Museum of Natural History: “The Hatchery was built circa 1934 in a cooperative effort by the State of Idaho… read more
Idaho National Guard Armory Expansion – Boise ID
Date added: February 20, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
“Though designed and partially constructed in 1931, the minimalistic Art Deco structure was substantially enlarged under the Works Progress Administration. This construction included the central, vaulted cavalry drill hall and the administrative offices housed in the two-story front section. It… read more
Shoshone County Flood Control Project – Wallace ID
Date added: October 26, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
Emergency relief crews, including WPA and CCC workers, undertook cleanup and dredging in Wallace and nearby towns after persistent flooding of the Coeur d’Alene River in 1933 and 1934. From the University of Idaho archives, describing the collection on file:… read more
Weister Junior High School Gymnasium – Weiser ID
Date added: October 29, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
This gymnasium was a PWA project (docket #1052-D), labeled as a high school but now part of the Weiser Middle School campus.