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Date added: September 13, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
Rosewood Center in Liberty, South Carolina was originally built as Liberty Colored High School, a segregated school, with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “The school had… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014
Multiple New Deal-supported construction projects were undertaken on the campus of South Carolina State University during the Great Depression. “[T]his three-story brick men’s dormitory was constructed with Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works funds.” (sc.gov)
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
Multiple New Deal-supported construction projects were undertaken on the campus of South Carolina State University during the Great Depression. “[T]his large two-story brick building was designed by Professors Paul V. Jewell and John H. Blanche. Financed by the Work Projects… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
A substantial waterworks construction project was undertaken in Orangeburg, South Carolina during 1937 with funds provided by the federal Public Works Administration. (PWA Docket No. SC [W]1094)
Date added: November 15, 2014
A yearlong road-paving project was undertaken in Anderson, South Carolina during the Great Depression using funds provided by the federal Public Works Administration. (PWA Docket No. SC 961)
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
“The WPA contributed to construction of the American Legion Municipal Stadium on Cherry Road, an open-air stadium accompanied by a stone building that housed the entrance to the stadium; a plaque on the building commemorates the contribution.” (sc.gov) Believed to… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014
Multiple New Deal-supported construction projects were undertaken on the campus of Winthrop University during the 1930s. “The WPA also directed the relocation and reconstruction of the chapel—believed to be designed by Robert Mills—in which Winthrop classes were first held in… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
Multiple New Deal-supported construction projects were undertaken on the campus of Winthrop University during the 1930s. “While a U.S. senator, Byrnes arranged for Works Project Administration funds to be used with matching state funds to construct three campus buildings – the… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
“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. Building projects included … Byrnes Auditorium on Winthrop’s campus.” (sc.gov) “While a U.S. senator,… read more
Date added: November 15, 2014; Modified: November 15, 2014
Multiple New Deal-supported construction projects were undertaken on the campus of Winthrop University during the 1930s. “While a U.S. senator, Byrnes arranged for Works Project Administration funds to be used with matching state funds to construct three campus buildings – the… read more
Date added: January 15, 2012; Modified: November 6, 2014
"The lack of facilities in the plant made it impossible to meet the demand for an increase in the student body until funds appropriated by the State legislature and a P.W.A. grant made possible the construction of several buildings, one… read more
Date added: January 15, 2012; Modified: November 6, 2014
"The lack of facilities in the plant made it impossible to meet the demand for an increase in the student body until funds appropriated by the State legislature and a P.W.A. grant made possible the construction of several buildings, one… read more
Date added: September 12, 2014; Modified: November 6, 2014
Long Hall, on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building originally housed the university’s Agriculture department, though it now houses the Biology department. The… read more
Date added: September 13, 2014; Modified: November 6, 2014
Maxcy College, a dormitory building on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia, SC, was built in 1937, “part of an extensive building program on campus launched in the late 1930s as part of the New Deal. Originally planned… read more
Date added: July 23, 2012; Modified: September 13, 2014
“Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area is a state park located near the town of Ninety Six in Greenwood County, South Carolina. The 914-acre (3.7 km2) park partially sits on a series of peninsulas on the 114,000-acre (461.3 km2) Lake Greenwood. The state… read more