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Date added: December 17, 2011; Modified: March 27, 2018
“The new school occupies the corner of a 7-acre lot, permitting the development of athletic and play fields. It is a combination grade and junior high school and provides an auditorium and gymnasium, as well as the necessary classrooms and… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $274,909 grant for construction of a new School 18 building in Paterson, New Jersey. Completed in 1937, the total cost of the project was $616,398. PWA Docket No. NJ [W]1147
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $27,000 grant for construction of a school in Washington, New Jersey, in 1936. Total cost of the project was $59,153. Living New Deal believes this to be what is now known as Warren Hills Regional Middle School…. read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $54,219 grant for construction of a school in Millburn, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $121,436. The location and status of this facility, which was competed in 1936, is presently unknown to Living New Deal…. read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $37,636 grant for construction of a school in Leesburg, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $86,205. The location and status of this facility, which was completed in 1937, is presently unknown to Living New… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $36,000 loan and $29,413 grant for construction of a school in Green Brook, New Jersey, in 1938. Total cost of the project was $65,608. The location and status of this facility is presently unknown to Living… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $50,000 loan and $40,909 grant for construction of a school in Freehold, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $65,608. Then known as the West Freehold School, the facility is now the Freehold Township Elementary… read more
Date added: March 26, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $93,300 loan and $37,399 grant for construction what is now the Mohawk Avenue School in Sparta, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $136,628. PWA Docket No. NJ 8215
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $28,000 loan and $22,909 grant for construction of a school in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, in 1938. Total cost of the project was $54,942. The facility has since been expanded. PWA Docket No. NJ [W]1121
Date added: October 28, 2014; Modified: March 27, 2018
A Paterson landmark dating back to 1892, Lambert’s Castle was originally home to the Lamberts, a wealthy family that owned area silk mills. The building fell into disrepair in the early twentieth century, was purchased by the city of Paterson… read more
Date added: March 26, 2018; Modified: March 26, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $52,000 grant for construction of a school in Allentown, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $149,681. Completed in 1936, Living New Deal believes this is Newell Elementary School. PWA Docket No. NJ [W]1020
Date added: March 26, 2018; Modified: March 26, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided an $82,500 loan and $67,500 grant for construction of a school in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Total cost of the project was $152,000. Completed in 1936, Living New Deal believes this is the Barclay Brook… read more
Date added: April 15, 2014; Modified: March 26, 2018
The middle school was built as Penns Grove High School in 1934-6 as a PWA (Public Works Administration) project and has undergone numerous repairs in recent years. Because of its unique architecture, the school was listed by Preservation New Jersey… read more
Date added: March 26, 2018
The Bureau of Public Roads provided funds to construct an overpass carrying Washington Avenue over the railroad in New Market, Piscataway Township, N.J. The project was undertaken as part of a larger grade crossing elimination initiative during that era. Living New Deal believes this structure has since… read more
Date added: March 26, 2018
The Bureau of Public Roads provided funds to construct an overpass carrying 12th Street over the railroad in Folsom, N.J. The project was undertaken as part of a larger grade crossing elimination initiative during that era. Living New Deal believes this structure has since been replaced…. read more