Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a stadium and athletic field at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C.). Work was completed in 1939. Per The News and Observer, the college has “a class one field on… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a boys’ dormitory at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C.). Work was completed in 1939. Per The News and Observer, “On a hill immediately back of the [new] stadium is… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) constructed a men’s gymnasium at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C.). Work was completed in 1934. The facility, which was located by the site of the current Varsity Gym, has… read more
Date added: June 21, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided financial support for the revamping of the “power plant and heating systems” of what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, North Carolina. The PWA provided a grant of $14,178 for… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
In 1939-1940 the Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed faculty homes at what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College (A.S.T.C.). The homes were constructed of brick or native stone. Per the university’s website, the buildings were “converted later for… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) conducted a cemetery beautification project in Boone, NC. It is unclear which cemetery was improved as part of this project.
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) supplied labor for the widening of Broadway Street in Asheville, North Carolina. The cost of the project was $26,209.30, which was mostly borne by the federal government. Furthermore, the… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) supplied labor for the widening of Merrimon Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina. The cost of the project was $17,297.14, which was mostly borne by the federal government. “In Asheville,… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) supplied labor for the widening of Merrimon Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina. The cost of the project was $32,351.40, which was mostly borne by the federal government. “In Asheville,… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) supplied labor for the development of a “Rhododendron Gardens Park” in Asheville, North Carolina. The project cost was $4,089.29, all footed by the federal government. The location and status… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) provided labor for the construction of multiple facilities at Recreation Park in Asheville, NC. The CWA constructed a barracks at the park, as well as developing a skating rink…. read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
Two New Deal work relief programs: the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) were responsible for a massive project to improve and expand the water supply for Asheville. In addition to a dam and accompanying facilities… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Works Progress Administration worked to improve the former Watauga County Courthouse in Boone, North Carolina by painting the building. The structure has since been demolished and replaced.
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: June 22, 2022
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks on the campus of what was then known as Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone, North Carolina.
Date added: November 4, 2014; Modified: June 21, 2022
Asheville, North Carolina’s old airport (since replaced by Asheville Regional Airport, which is located at a different site) was developed in part by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). “The Federal Works Progress Administration spends $170,000 to build one paved… read more