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Date added: February 12, 2012; Modified: June 4, 2017
"The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics constructed this 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel for test purposes. It is the largest structure of this kind in the world and is built of reinforced concrete throughout except that the air passages are lined… read more
Date added: June 4, 2017; Modified: June 4, 2017
The Pheobus Fire Department in Hampton, Virginia was originally constructed as the Town Hall for Pheobus, Virginia. The town of Phoebus has since been incorporated into the city of Hampton. The Town Hall building was constructed in 1938. In his… read more
Date added: April 18, 2017; Modified: April 18, 2017
The former Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia housed multiple examples of New Deal artwork: murals by Paul Cadmus and Jared French, respectively, which were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Paul Cadmus’s work was a [multi-panel?] mural… read more
Date added: November 2, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
Emporia, Virginia’s historic National Guard armory building was constructed with federal funds and labor. The building, presently owned by Greensville County, also served as a school gymnasium. It has housed operations for the local chapter of the Boys & Girls… read more
Date added: March 27, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
“Between May 11, 1933 and March 31, 1942, ten CCC camps were established within, or on leased land adjacent to, Shenandoah. At any one time, more than 1,000 boys and young men lived in camps supervised by the Army and… read more
Date added: August 28, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The old post office in Marion, VA was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is now privately owned.
Date added: September 17, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury Department for Ashland in 1940. The building is still standing, but is now privately owned.
Date added: July 17, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Tazewell, Virginia was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Stuart, Virginia was constructed in 1941 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: October 27, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic Strasburg, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: November 22, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
Smithfield’s historic post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which is still in service, also houses a New Deal mural by William Abbot Cheever entitled “Captain John Smith Trading with the Indians.”
Date added: August 4, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Rocky Mount, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: September 3, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office building in Petersburg, Virginia, was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. The building is still in use today.
Date added: December 3, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The post office in Orange, Virginia was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of Arnold Friedman’s 1937 mural, “Upland Pastures,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Louis A. Simon was the Supervising… read more
Date added: February 13, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Onancock, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.