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    West Avenue Development – New Castle DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along West [End] Avenue in Holloway Terrace,… read more

    Washington Street Development – Wilmington DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016; Modified: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Washington Street in Wilmington. According to… read more

    Route 4 Road Paving – Wilmington DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along a road connecting Richardson Park to… read more

    West Street Development – Wilmington DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016; Modified: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along West Street in Wilmington. According to… read more

    Spruce Street Development – Wilmington DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016; Modified: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Spruce Street in Wilmington. According to… read more

    Church Street Development – Wilmington DE

    Date added: June 5, 2016; Modified: June 5, 2016

    Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along Church Street in Wilmington. According to… read more

    "Chemistry and Industry"

    Post Office (former) Murals – Wilmington DE

    Date added: August 15, 2012; Modified: February 12, 2015

    New Deal murals entitled “Chemistry and Industry” and “Chemistry and Agriculture” painted in 1938 by Herman Zimmerman. He painted 2 murals for the Wilmington Post Office. They still hang in the building but it now houses the Wilmington Trust bank.

    "Chicken Farm"

    Post Office Mural – Selbyville DE

    Date added: December 5, 2011; Modified: January 9, 2015

    This New Deal mural entitled “Chicken Farm” was painted by William H. Calfee in 1942. It was a winner of the Section’s 48-State mural competition.

    Sewer System and Water Treatment Plant – Harrington DE

    Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: January 6, 2015

    The original sewer system and water treatment facility for the town of Harrington, Delaware were constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $106,180 loan and $28,000 grant toward the project, whose total cost was $121,289…. read more

    Hullihen Hall – Newark DE

    Date added: November 7, 2014

    Hullihen Hall, located between South College Avenue and The Green on the University of Delaware campus in Newark, Delaware, was financed with federal New Deal funds. “The following year, he provided the matching funds, which, together with federal support from… read more

    Mt. Cuba Road Bridge (demolished) – Ashland DE

    Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: November 7, 2014

    Delaware’s old Bridge 119, which carried Mt. Cuba Rd. over Red Clay Creek, was “built in 1939 by Olivere Paving and Construction Company of Wilmington, Delaware under State Highway Department Contract #664 (PW.A. Project No. 1039F).” The building has since… read more

    Water System Improvements – New Castle DE

    Date added: November 7, 2014; Modified: November 7, 2014

    A municipal waterworks-improvement construction project was undertaken in New Castle, Delaware during the Great Depression, enabled by federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between December 1938 and April 1939. (PWA Docket No. DE X1045)

    "Men Hoeing"

    Post Office Mural – Harrington DE

    Date added: August 14, 2012; Modified: November 3, 2013

    Treasury funded wax tempera mural entitled “Men Hoeing” painted in 1941 by Eve Salisbury.

    "Landing of Swedes at The Rocks in Wilmington"

    Rodney Square Station Post Office Mural – Wilmington DE

    Date added: August 15, 2012; Modified: October 24, 2013

    “New Deal mural entitled “Landing of Swedes at The Rocks in Wilmington” painted in 1938 by Albert Pels. At the time it was painted, it hung behind the judge’s bench in the US Courtroom of the Wilmington Post Office and… read more