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Hide Search OptionsDate added: July 9, 2015; Modified: May 16, 2022
WPA crews completed the first nine holes of the Seneca Golf Course in suburban Cleveland in 1940. From the website GolfNow.com: “Using WPA funds, the city of Cleveland opened Seneca Golf Course on August 1, 1940 to provide ‘fine, low-cost,… read more
Date added: July 30, 2016; Modified: May 14, 2022
Cleveland’s massive Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant was originally constructed during the 1930s as part of a massive federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Photo captions at The Cleveland Memory Project state: 1. “Here is one of the twelve sewage digestion… read more
Date added: April 14, 2017; Modified: May 14, 2022
In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (FEAPW) added two classrooms and a gym/auditorium for the Holmesville High School.
Date added: June 14, 2017; Modified: May 2, 2022
Lunken Airport houses murals that were painted by William Harry Gothard and commissioned by the WPA’s Federal Art Project (FAP). The murals were moved to be completed at Union Terminal in 1937 when a flood covered the airfield and terminal… read more
Date added: January 26, 2022; Modified: January 26, 2022
The Public Works Administration financed the construction of the facility with an $8,990,000 grant. Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of three wastewater and sewerage treatment facilities in the Cleveland area. According to a 2015 Pittsburg Post and Gazette article,… read more
Date added: January 22, 2022; Modified: January 22, 2022
The Works Progress Administration built the Fremont Armory in Fremont OH in 1936. Originally a National Guard Armory. Presently (January 2022) Armory Vintage Market.
Date added: January 15, 2022; Modified: January 16, 2022
This is a suspension-type bridge with steel cables by 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). A restoration was completed in 2017 and was reopened for foot traffic. It is the only WPA project remaining in Fairfield County.
Date added: January 9, 2012; Modified: May 30, 2021
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Municipal Building in Marietta OH, in 1935. “Before 1935 the municipal government was housed in an obsolete nonfireproof building with an auditorium seating 900 on the top floor, necessitating unsightly fire… read more
Date added: May 17, 2017; Modified: May 4, 2021
U.S. Route 50, commonly known in Cincinnati as Columbia Parkway, was a project built in association with the Works Progress Administration. The highway runs through Southern Ohio from east to west. It passes through Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Athens. The highway… read more
Date added: May 4, 2021; Modified: May 4, 2021
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Reptile Building at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati OH. The design of the exhibits and air conditioning system sought to emulate the natural habitat for the animals. The diorama exhibits included… read more
Date added: November 4, 2014; Modified: May 4, 2021
Several waterworks and water main construction projects were undertaken in Cincinnati, Ohio during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction on the projects began in 1933. (PWA Docket No. OH 770, W1040, W1406,… read more
Date added: May 4, 2021
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the University of Cincinnati: Student Union Building in Cincinnati OH in Cincinnati OH. The building was fireproof and had central heating. It contained the University Book Store, a lunge, a 700-seat dining… read more
Date added: May 4, 2021
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Bear Pit at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati OH. The enclosure contained three pits for polar and brown bears. The design of the exhibit sought to emulate a natural environment for… read more
Date added: February 29, 2020; Modified: February 29, 2020
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Municipal Building in Greenwich OH. This building has housed village government offices since its completion. The architect of record was Granville E. Scott.The contractor was Roth Bros.
Date added: October 13, 2017; Modified: September 26, 2019
“In 1935, this English Tudor style branch was built with the aid of a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant.”