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  • Municipal improvements - Auburn ME
    The Lewiston Evening Journal reported that by 1935, a combination of the CWA, FERA, and ERA had completed numerous work projects in Auburn Maine: A two mile hiking trail along the Little Androscoggin River called the Baker Mill Trail was started. An athletic field was built at the Walton Elementary School along with shrubs and landscaping. The interiors of the Webster Grammar school, Webster Jr. High, Lake Street school, & Washburn school were painted. The roof was repainted at the Chamberlain school. At Edward Little High School, the windows were replaced. The roof of the city building was repaired, floors refinished, & both the interior and...
  • Pettingill Park Baseball Fields - Auburn ME
    2 baseball fields were constructed at Pettingill Park by either the CWA, FERA, or ERA. 27,500 cubic yards of dirt were moved by hand. One of the parks was finished by January 3, 1935.
  • Nelson W. Aldrich High School - Warwick RI
    A long, low Colonial Revival school with a portico and pediment. One of the last major commissions of its architects, William R. Walker & Son. Has served as a junior high school since Veterans Memorial was opened in 1955.
  • Post Office - South Hadley MA
    The post office in South Hadley, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1935, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded tempera mural titled "Composite View of South Hadley" hangs in the lobby. It was painted by Saul Levine in 1942.
  • Post Office - Bound Brook NJ
    The post office in Bound Brook, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in use today.
  • Home Economics School Building - Wellston OK
    "This building is listed on the Oklahoma Landmark Inventory database as the Industrial Building for Home Economics District #1. It was a WPA construction from 1935 with an appropriation of $5,984. The building is constructed of native sandstone. It is a high-ceiling one-story building, with a gable roof that does not extend to the outer walls. The Oklahoma Landmark database indicates that it is possible the original roof may have burned and has been replaced. All windows have been infilled with wood. We were unable to determine how the building is being used at the current time."   (waymarking.com)
  • White Rock School - Mcloud OK
    "Built in 1935, this WPA building is still a thriving school in this rural community... White Rock School is located eight miles west of the town of Meeker, and three miles north on White Rock Road. The school is addressed in the town of Mcloud. This is a rectangular building constructed of native sandstone. It was an early WPA project in 1935 with an appropriation of $12,792. The main entrance faces east and has a raised pediment. The double doors are slightly recessed with a pair of windows to either side. The building is constructed of coursed native sandstone. The wood-framed windows...
  • Post Office - Fairhaven MA
    The post office in Fairhaven, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1935, is still in use today.
  • Post Office - Oakes ND
    The post office in Oakes, North Dakota was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1935, is still in use today.
  • Post Office - Wayne NE
    The post office in Wayne, Nebraska was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in use today.
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