Delbert J Haff Circle Fountain – Kansas City MO
Date added: December 5, 2021; Modified: December 5, 2021
The Works Progress Administration built the Delbert J Haff Circle Fountain in Kansas City MO, in 1940.
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Blenheim Park improvements – Kansas City MO
Date added: December 4, 2021
Blenheim Park was founded in 1922. In the late 1930s, Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers made improvements to the park.
Post Office Mural – Bethany MO
Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: November 6, 2021
The post office contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Time Out” painted by Joseph Vorst in 1942. Mural showing a farm family taking a lunch break, with minimal shadows showing that it was noon. The regionalist theme… read more
Carnahan Memorial Gardens – Jefferson City MO
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: September 7, 2021
This sunken garden is chiseled out of the hill adjacent to the 1871 Governor’s Mansion that overlooks the Missouri state capital. The gardens were started in the late 1930s by the WPA. Work included extensive rock wall work. There is… read more
River Des Peres Flood Control – St. Louis MO
Date added: April 5, 2013; Modified: August 19, 2021
The River Des Peres runs through St. Louis and forms the backbone of the sanitary and stormwater systems of the city. In the 1930s, the river was channelized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Horner & Shifrin, and… read more
City Hall – Kansas City MO
Date added: December 14, 2011; Modified: July 26, 2021
“Kansas City has a well-studied plan for its civic center and the city hall block in area and consists of a rectangular base six stories high from which a tower rises to a height of 429 feet above the basement… read more
Cuivre River State Park – Troy MO
Date added: March 6, 2021; Modified: March 6, 2021
Established as the Cuivre River Recreation Demonstration Area in 1934 by the National Park Service. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 3771 built roads and structures throughout the park. The park was turned over to the state of Missouri in 1946… read more
City Market – Kansas City MO
Date added: March 11, 2013; Modified: December 15, 2020
This covered market was completed with WPA assistance in 1940. An on-scene information sign describes the market’s history: “January 1940 saw a totally new City Market. As compensation for teh deterioration this area had suffered since the First World War,… read more
Ridgeway Elementary School – Columbia MO
Date added: August 15, 2013; Modified: May 18, 2020
The New Deal funded an addition to Ridgeway Elementary in 1934. While the plaque says the money came from a “Federal Public Works Project”, that would be an early name for the Public Works Administration (PWA). The new eastern wing… read more
Plattsburg High School – Plattsburg MO
Date added: July 21, 2015; Modified: May 18, 2020
Plattsburg High School was completed in 1937 with funds and labor provided by the federal government, after a design by the architectural firm of Felt & Kriehn. The funding almost surely came from the Public Works Administration (PWA), but Works… read more
Jamesport School Addition – Jamesport MO
Date added: July 21, 2015; Modified: May 18, 2020
The original Jamesport school was constructed in 1914. An addition was made to the gymnasium in 1938 with funds provided by the New Deal. The federal funding most likely came from the Public Works Administration (PWA), but school improvement were… read more
Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower Complex – Briar MO
Date added: July 19, 2015; Modified: May 18, 2020
The fire lookout tower and associated outbuildings at Sinking Creek were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934, probably under the supervision of the US Forest Service (USFS). The complex includes various buildings including a house, garage, and… read more
Fire Lookout Tower – Briar MO
Date added: July 19, 2015; Modified: May 18, 2020
This fire lookout tower outside Briar was a New Deal project completed in 1936. It was almost surely built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) under the direction of the US Forest Service, but that needs to be confirmed. The… read more
Princeton Swimming Pool (former) – Princeton MO
Date added: June 26, 2015; Modified: September 2, 2019
This large and unusual WPA-built swimming pool was begun in September, 1936 and was scheduled to be complete within 6 months. It has an unusual fan-shape for the main large pool and an adjacent shallow pool. The bathhouse/dressing rooms are… read more
Osage Hills School (former) – Kirkwood MO
Date added: June 26, 2013; Modified: August 21, 2019
Osage Hills School was built in the Osage Hills area which was developed in the early 1900’s. It was wet whereas adjacent Kirkwood was a dry city, with alcohol establishments thriving initially in Osage Hills. The school was built on… read more