City Hall (Old Post Office) – Jesup GA
Date added: July 12, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
Constructed by the Treasury in 1936 as the Jesup post office. It now houses the Jesup City Hall.
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Constructed by the Treasury in 1936 as the Jesup post office. It now houses the Jesup City Hall.
Date added: March 10, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
An onsite marker commemorates the extensive work of the CCC at this site, reading in part: “This park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program sponsored by President Roosevelt. It was administered as… read more
Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: April 11, 2017
"In the beginning of the P.W.A. practically every one of the national parks received financial assistance from it. Some of the parks and monuments were new and unimproved and others needed finishing. Among the many buildings were the Administrative Building… read more
Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Between 1935 and 1938, the WPA performed structural renovation and historic restoration work at this site. From Wikipedia: From 1928, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Macon Kiwanis Club raised funds to create a replica of one of… read more
Date added: March 10, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
“A. H. Stephens Historic Park contains tent and trailer sites, picnic sites, and fishing ponds, as well as a nature trail and rustic cabins, and was mostly built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, beginning in 1933.” (wikipedia) The park “is… read more
Date added: March 26, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves two civil war battles. The park was established in the late 19th century. During the Depression, the “Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park had four [CCC] camps at its disposal. Troops at these… read more
Date added: April 26, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The WPA financed Preston Holders “excavations of prehistoric and early contact Indian sites on the Georgia Coast, from Savannah to St. Simons Island, between April 1936 and February 1938… “Excavations on St. Simons Island and Vicinity, 1936-1937,” which is familiar… read more
Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: April 11, 2017
Georgia State Prison was constructed as a massive federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the mid-1930s. It is located southwest of Reidsville and has been extensively remodeled and expanded since its opening in 1938. The PWA supplied a loan… read more
Date added: May 15, 2015; Modified: January 8, 2017
This structure was originally built as the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in 1907-09. It was thoroughly renovated with WPA assistance in 1938 and given a new facade in 1943. The building was sold to Georgia State University in 1979, and now… read more
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Georgia Lumberman Receiving Mail by Star Route Wagon” painted in 1938 by Arthur E. Schmalz for the Eastman, Georgia post office. It was restored and moved to the new post office in 1988.
Date added: February 9, 2015; Modified: December 20, 2016
Completed by Paul Rohland in 1940, “Dogwood and Azaleas” was originally installed in the Decatur, GA post office. The above photo dates to when it resided there, before being moved to the Federal Building in Atlanta.
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Northern Georgia” painted in 1939 by Charles Trumbo Henry. It has been moved from its original post office location to a new post office.
Date added: December 7, 2011; Modified: December 20, 2016
This oil-on-canvas mural, “The Ploughman,” was painted by Elizabeth Terrell in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was one of the 48-state post office mural competition winners. At some point, it was moved to… read more
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Early Mail Service and the Construction of Railroads” painted in 1938 by Philip Guston. It has been restored and moved from the original post office to the new one. “Philip Guston’s mural study shows… read more
Date added: October 28, 2012; Modified: December 20, 2016
The historic post office in Camilla, Georgia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Theme of the South,” painted in 1942 by Laura G. Douglas.