Date added: November 5, 2014; Modified: August 18, 2019
Completed in 1936 to provide space for community theater and musical performances, this beautiful Works Progress Administration stone amphitheater remains in good condition in Chestnut Ridge Park, off of East Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The amphitheater has been given Ohio… read more
Date added: June 14, 2017; Modified: April 2, 2019
“Trailside Nature Museum: This fieldstone building was completed in 1939, a combined project between the PWA and the CCC and designed by Freund. It reflects the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright with its horizontal design and rustic stone work. All… read more
Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: August 31, 2018
The dam creating this reservoir was undertaken in 1931-32, creating a new body of water that stretched between Crawford County in Pennsylvania and Ashtabula County in Ohio. The adjacent parks and improvements in Ohio and Pennsylvania were a Civilian Conservation… read more
Date added: August 6, 2018; Modified: August 7, 2018
New Deal Daily, July 3, 2018: “While in the WPA, Zemnick created several sculptures highlighting the transportation history of Ohio. The pieces were created ca. 1935-1939. They are now incorporated into a multi-panel history display at the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA).”… read more
Date added: July 27, 2018; Modified: July 30, 2018
According to the Troy Daily News, the Works Progress Administration constructed concrete bleachers for football seating at Troy’s athletic park.
Date added: February 10, 2015; Modified: July 12, 2018
The historic post office in Dennison, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Passenger Pigeon,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund J. Sawyer. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.
Date added: December 10, 2012; Modified: June 28, 2018
“Greenhills, Ohio is one of only three ‘Greenbelt Towns’ built in the United States. The other two are Greenbelt, Maryland and Greendale, Wisconsin. The three towns had their start during the Depression Era. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a program… read more
Date added: June 26, 2018; Modified: June 27, 2018
Several New Deal programs involved the development of sewer and water systems across the United States. The Cincinnati Indian Creek Water Waste Treatment Plant is one such example of New Deal-funded infrastructure upgrade. It was completed by the Works Progress… read more
Date added: June 14, 2017; Modified: June 27, 2018
The felony division courthouse for Clermont County, Ohio, was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1936. The original Clermont County courthouse was built in 1829 by Arch/Contr- Ezekiel Dimmit. The new one that still stands today… read more
Date added: June 26, 2018; Modified: June 26, 2018
The Laurel Homes Historic District is an example of a project completed from the Federal Housing Act. They were built in 1933 and were one of the first examples of integrated housing in the United States. They were the second largest… read more
Date added: June 19, 2017; Modified: June 21, 2018
During the Great Depression factory jobs were sparse, and unemployment was high because not many could afford consumer goods. Therefore, F.D.R. created programs, including the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to put people back to work through the development of public… read more
Date added: April 2, 2018
600 Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers undertook a $300,000 reconditioning project for the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, in advance of the 1936 Republican National Convention. The WPA was concerned with “permanent improvements” to the facility.
Date added: April 1, 2018
Rushsylvania School #3 (a.k.a. Buckeye Local High School, and Benjamin Logan Junior High School #1) in Rushsylvania, Ohio was constructed in 1935-6 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $34,022 grant for… read more
Date added: April 1, 2018; Modified: April 1, 2018
Wakeman School #2 (Western Reserve High School #1) in Wakeman, Ohio was constructed in 1937 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $45,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $100,100…. read more
Date added: April 1, 2018; Modified: April 1, 2018
Birmingham School #2 in Birmingham, Ohio received an auditorium/gymnasium addition in 1936 as a New Deal project, with funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA provided a $11,371 grant for the project, whose total cost was $25,667. The building was… read more