Logan Square Station Post Office – Chicago IL
Date added: February 14, 2016
This historic Logan Square Station post office in Chicago, Illinois was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1933. The building is still in service.
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Oak Park School Bas Reliefs – Aurora IL
Date added: February 1, 2016
Bas relief murals depicting agricultural and economic themes were completed between 1938 and 1940 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Post Office – Geneva IL
Date added: September 8, 2015
The Geneva post office was constructed in 1938 with funds provided by the federal government. “Located within the Central Geneva Historic District , which contains 68 historic buildings (including Frank Lloyd Wright’s P. D. Hoyt House), the post office was… read more
Post Office Mural – Geneva IL
Date added: September 8, 2015
“When the federal government commissioned a mural for the post office in 1941, the painter, Manuel Bromberg, had to work out the subject matter with the people of the town. The title of the mural is ‘Fish Fry in the… read more
Gallatin County Courthouse – Shawneetown IL
Date added: July 27, 2015
According to the Illinois Office of the Governor, WPA crews built the new Shawneetown courthouse in 1938 after the flood of 1937 forced the original town to be relocated.
Phillips Park Golf Course – Aurora IL
Date added: July 10, 2015
In 1938, the WPA reconstructed and expanded this course, with possible assistance from the CCC. From the Phillips Park Golf Course website: During the Depression in 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps undertook improvements to the golf course as part of… read more
Post Office (former) Murals – Des Plaines IL
Date added: May 13, 2015
The former Des Plaines post office and many other post offices, after having been commissioned by the WPA to create jobs, also lent their walls to the artists of the FAP, which commissioned around 1,200 murals and 300 sculptures for… read more
Arlington Heights Recreation Center and Pool – Arlington Heights IL
Date added: May 13, 2015
The Arlington Heights Recreation Center, which was built between 1936 and 1939, was created through the Works Progress Administration. The idea for the project was first conceived in 1934, but financial support did not become available to start the building… read more
Field Museum Murals – Chicago IL
Date added: May 13, 2015
Julius Moessel worked under the Federal Art Project, and the WPA Federal Project Number One. He created an astonishing eighteen murals. The 7′ x 9′ panels were created for the Chicago Field Museum’s “Plants of the World Exhibit”, specifically for… read more
City Hall Mural – Chicago IL
Date added: May 13, 2015
In 1936, when Edward Millman was the state director of mural projects for the FAP, he was commissioned to convert a blank 400 square-foot wall in the City Hall offices of the former Bureau of Water (current Service Center) into… read more
Alton National Cemetery Improvements – Alton IL
Date added: April 12, 2015
“In 1938, the Alton Cemetery Association made an initial offer to donate land for a national cemetery with a proviso that the government build a rostrum or permanent speaker’s stand for use on Memorial Day. Once the offer was accepted,… read more
Western Illinois University: Simpkins Hall – Macomb IL
Date added: April 2, 2015
“Simpkins Hall is located just west of Sherman Hall, on the campus of Western Illinois University, and opened in 1939. The building at that time was called the “Training School” or “Lab School.” It was here that Western student teachers,… read more
Armory (demolished) – Rock Island IL
Date added: March 15, 2015
The historic Rock Island Armory was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds between 1936 and 1937. The PWA supplied a $147,272 grant for the project, whose total cost was $359,626. The structure was demolished in… read more
Mt. Vernon Township High School Expansion – Mt. Vernon IL
Date added: March 15, 2015
Mt. Vernon Township high school was expanded during the 1930s with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The school’s original building B was supplemented by three new structures Buildings A, D, and E (a classroom building, an… read more
Robinson High School Auditorium-Gymnasium (demolished) – Robinson IL
Date added: March 15, 2015
“The Robinson High School Auditorium-Gymnasium, also known as the RHS Gym was a historic gymnasium located on the campus of Robinson High School in Robinson, Illinois. The gym was constructed in 1939 using funds granted by the Public Works Administration…. read more