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Date added: September 12, 2014; Modified: December 18, 2016
Construction of the Lexington County Courthouse during the 1930s was enabled by funds provided by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). From the building’s National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: “The Lexington County Courthouse is a two-story red brick… read more
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: December 18, 2016
The New Deal mural “Peach Orchard” was created for the then-new Batesburg, South Carolina post office. It was painted in 1941 by Irving A. Block. In the 1980s, the cities of Batesburg & Leesville combined into one city and a… read more
Date added: September 12, 2014; Modified: December 18, 2016
The World War Memorial Building was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction largely occurred during 1935 though the building was completed in 1936. The PWA provided a grant of $33,086 for the building’s construction,… read more
Date added: September 13, 2014; Modified: December 18, 2016
DeSaussure College, the second-oldest building on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia, South Carolina, was improved with New Deal funds. The school’s building history page states: “In 1934 a Civil Works Administration grant paid for repairs to LeConte, Davis,… read more
Date added: September 13, 2014; Modified: December 18, 2016
The University of South Carolina was the beneficiary of a large influx of New Deal funds from various agencies throughout the Great Depression. In “The Prosperity of the Depression,” the university’s website writes the following with regard to this era… read more
Date added: September 12, 2014; Modified: December 1, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funding for the remodeling of the 1893 Opera House building, converting much of the four-story building into municipal offices. The building houses Sumter’s city hall to this day. Wikipedia: “The building was remodeled… read more
Date added: October 6, 2016; Modified: October 6, 2016
This grade school, elsewhere listed as “Taylors Colored School,” is reported in the National Archives as the first completed PWA project in the country. No other information, including location or current status, is available. See link in sources for corroboration… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016; Modified: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016; Modified: September 23, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) contributed to the development of Rock Hill’s original North Side School. “School buildings and classroom additions went up at Central School, Northside School, Arcade-Victoria School, and Ebenezer Avenue School, with A. D. Gilchrist the… read more
Date added: September 23, 2016; Modified: September 23, 2016
“The federal government’s New Deal programs, specifically the Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration, also played a direct role in Rock Hill’s economic recovery. … PWA funds coupled with local bond money, improved several Rock Hill schools. A… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
According to the Georgetown Times in 1962, the WPA provided clerical and other assistance for library programs in Murrells Inlet, SC. Following a relocation, the paper stated, “There will be several persons who will volunteer to check-out the books …… read more
Date added: November 16, 2014; Modified: May 2, 2015
The federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted much work in and around Georgetown, South Carolina during the early years of the New Deal. The Georgetown Times wrote: “CWA workers tearing down a house on Duke Street near Broad Street found… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Mullins, South Carolina housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Tobacco Industry,” a work by Lee Gatch that was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The current whereabouts of the 1940… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: February 13, 2015
The historic former post office building in Walterboro, South Carolina houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Past and Present Agriculture and Industry of Colleton County,” a 1938 oil-on-canvas mural by Sheffield Kagy. The work was commissioned by the Treasury… read more