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Date added: February 12, 2024; Modified: February 12, 2024
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) funded improvements at Prospect Hill Park in Waltham MA. The Boy Scout Lean-Tos were built in 1935 with FERA funds. The original park was founded in 1893.
Date added: February 15, 2018; Modified: February 11, 2024
A school construction project in Sanderson, Texas was undertaken in 1939 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $20,475 grant for the project, whose total cost was $45,328. P.W.A. Docket No. TX [X]2640
Date added: January 19, 2023; Modified: February 11, 2024
Grace Rivet Clements and Helen Lundeberg painted two 18′ by 33′ frescoes for Venice High School (Los Angeles, CA) in 1941: “History of Southern California” and “History of Early California.” The frescoes were funded by the WPA Federal Art Project… read more
Date added: February 21, 2010; Modified: February 11, 2024
The former Post Office in Venice, now privatized, contains a surreal, 10′ x 20′ mural, entitled “The Story of Venice,” was painted by Edward Biberman under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was done with oil-wax emulsion… read more
Date added: June 16, 2013; Modified: February 10, 2024
Mar Vista elementary school was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935.
Date added: February 14, 2010; Modified: February 10, 2024
In 1941, George Samerjan painted a 12′ x 10′ tempera mural titled “Studio Lot” for the Culver City, CA, post office. It was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts (SFA). Samerjan was inspired by the MGM studios located in… read more
Date added: March 7, 2010; Modified: February 9, 2024
Grevillea park is graced by an gargantuan mosaic mural, called “History of Transportation.” This extraordinary mural is 8 feet high and 240 feet long, composed of 60 panels. It is made of cast concrete and terrazzo paneled walls. It is… read more
Date added: June 22, 2022; Modified: February 7, 2024
Two New Deal work relief programs: the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) were responsible for the construction of a dam north of Black Mountain, North Carolina, part of a massive project to improve the water… read more
Date added: November 23, 2016; Modified: February 7, 2024
“During the 1930s, UTNG used federal money, often supplied through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to build or expand a number of UTNG facilities. The WPA funded eight armories and several garage and storage areas for the UTNG. By 1940,… read more
Date added: June 23, 2010; Modified: February 6, 2024
Torrance High School, which opened in 1917, was renovated with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. Later in 1938, the PWA funded the construction of a new moderne-style auditorium designed by Wesley Eager. The new… read more
Date added: June 23, 2010; Modified: February 6, 2024
In 1936, Public Works Administration (PWA) helped to fund the Torrance City Hall (former). The former city hall cost $48,000 to build and was part of a larger Torrance Civic Center project. The Civic Center project also included a new… read more
Date added: March 21, 2010; Modified: February 6, 2024
In 1936-1937, Anna Katharine Skeele painted mural titled “Home Life in Old Taos” which was commissioned by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). Skeele was a Monrovia, California based artist known for her portraits and focus on Native Americans in the… read more
Date added: December 7, 2012; Modified: February 4, 2024
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Edmond J. Fitzgerald entitled Hudson’s Bay – The Pathfinders. “Born in Seattle, Fitzgerald studied at the California School of Fine Arts and with Mark Tobey. According to the… read more
Date added: February 3, 2024
“Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is a northern treasure in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It consists of nearly 30,000 acres of federally protected lands in northeastern coastal Maine. The refuge’s landscape is varied, with rolling hills, large ledge outcroppings, streams,… read more
Date added: July 23, 2012; Modified: February 3, 2024
Great Smoky Mountains National Park occupies large areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The park’s creation was a decades-long process, including advocacy in the late 19th century; legislation signed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1926; and donations and… read more