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Date added: November 4, 2017
The southern face of the federal building in Peoria, Illinois, features four limestone sculptures: “Postal Service,” “Agriculture,” Industry,” and “Native Indian.” Commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, Freeman Schoolcraft completed the sculptures in 1939.
Date added: November 3, 2017; Modified: November 3, 2017
The historic post office in Monticello, Illinois was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
Date added: November 1, 2017; Modified: November 1, 2017
Morton’s historic former post office building was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), served as a post office until the 1970s. It now serves as the… read more
Date added: November 1, 2017; Modified: November 1, 2017
The cast stone bas relief, “Spirit of Communication,” was created for the former Morton, Illinois post office at the time of its completion. The work was completed in 1939 byCharles Umlauf. It was relocated, along with postal operations, to a new facility (the… read more
Date added: November 1, 2017
The original structure of Knoxville High School was originally constructed in 1935 as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project.
Date added: November 1, 2017
The original structure of Lombard Junior High School was originally constructed in 1939 as a federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project.
Date added: October 31, 2017
Chatham Community Center was constructed in 1935-6 with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $30,800 loan and $10,588 grant for the project, whose total cost was $41,395. PWA Docket No. IL 9083
Date added: October 31, 2017
The former Ball Township High School (now elementary school) auditorium/gymnasium was constructed in 1934-5 with federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. PWA Docket No. IL 8168
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: October 31, 2017
“The PWA and WPA also provided funding for projects around Lake Springfield, including landscaping and placing riprap. … The WPA would later aid in … other Lake Springfield projects.”
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: October 31, 2017
“The bathhouse at the new Lake Springfield beach area started out as a Civil Works Administration program but couldn’t be finished as a work relief program because there was “an absence of skilled workers on the relief rolls,” according to… read more
Date added: October 31, 2017
The CCC “did work at Carpenter Park north of the city.”
Date added: October 31, 2017
“The reservoir at what is now the site of Lanphier High School was removed as a CWA project in 1933. The $300,000 construction of Lanphier High three years later was partially financed by Public Works Administration funds, as was an… read more
Date added: October 31, 2017
“The WPA would later aid in … Oak Ridge Cemetery” improvement projects.
Date added: October 31, 2017
“WPA funds helped pay for removal of 158,000 lineal feet of streetcar track that ran down the middle of many of Springfield’s streets, at a cost of $167,000. The work included resurfacing of the area where the tram tracks had… read more
Date added: October 31, 2017; Modified: October 31, 2017
The records building housing the Illinois State Archives, now known as the Margaret Cross Norton Building, was built during the 1930s with New Deal funds. SJ-R.com: “A bunch of World War I records were burned up [in a 1934 fire],”… read more