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Hide Search OptionsDate added: July 21, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
James L. Hansen received a Section of Fine Arts contract to complete a sculpture decoration for the new Lisbon, North Dakota post office on March 7, 1942. The terra-cotta relief was titled “Family Group.” Mr. Hansen was to receive a… read more
Date added: May 30, 2014; Modified: November 6, 2014
North Dakota State University was originally known as the North Dakota Agricultural College. The name was changed in 1960. The campus newspaper The Collegiate reported on Nov 5, 1937: “Up for approval before the local WPA council is an NDSC… read more
Date added: May 23, 2013; Modified: September 19, 2014
“The ‘New Deal’ legislation passed under President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration set the stage for the construction of the Wishek Civic Center. The Wishek Civic Center was built under the auspices of a federal worker relief program known as the Works… read more
Date added: July 29, 2012; Modified: July 29, 2012
“WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes work by Ray F. Wyrick, “‘a noted cemetery landscape engineer’ from Des Moines,… read more
Date added: July 29, 2012; Modified: July 29, 2012
“Grand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA Structures is a collection of five structures within the Grand Forks County Fairgrounds in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2] The structures are the fairgrounds… read more
Date added: July 29, 2012; Modified: July 29, 2012
“Emmons County Courthouse in Linton, North Dakota was built in 1934. It is notable for being the first Works Progress Administration project granted in the state. Seven courthouses in the state were completed as part of this program. The Emmons… read more