The Museum of Indigenous People was constructed 1933-1935 by relief workers employed by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). It is built of local fieldstone and flagstone in a sober, if romanticized, indigenous style. It… read more
Honolulu’s Roosevelt High School was constructed in 1935 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. P.W.A. Docket No. 2633 T. H.
From 1934 to 1935, the Civilian Conservation (CCC) reconstructed a suspension bridge, spanning the St. Louis River, at Jay Cooke State Park.
In 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Clear River Camp (also known as the Norris Camp), which served as the headquarters for the Beltrami Island Project. The Project was part of a “pioneering experiment in relocation and… read more
From 1933 to 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted 304 acres of “white pine, Norway pine, Scotch pine, and jack pine.”
George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, VA was completed in 1936. It was funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) with a grant of $300,000 made in 1933. It was originally the George Washington High School, which replaced two prior high… read more
Sligo Creek Elementary School in Silver Spring MD – the former Montgomery Blair High School – was built in 1935 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). A 1939 report by the PWA provide details: “The building contains 13… read more
The La Jolla post office is a fine example of Mission Revival architecture, which was wildly popular in Southern California in the interwar period. Many New Deal buildings in the region adopted this prevailing style. The La Jolla post office… read more
The historic post office in Blackfoot, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1935, houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in use today.
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Municipal Building in Marietta OH, in 1935. “Before 1935 the municipal government was housed in an obsolete nonfireproof building with an auditorium seating 900 on the top floor, necessitating unsightly fire… read more