Completion Year: 1937

In 1936 Roland Schweinsberg was commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) to complete a 15-foot lunette titled "Old Bennett Pottery Plant," which depicts the 1839 pottery of James Bennett, East Liverpool's first commercial potter. In 1937 the painting was installed in the post office building in East Liverpool, which now houses the Museum of Ceramics. The painting remains on public display and hangs above the door to the museum's archives and library.

The Work Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bandshell in Mikkelson Park in New Hampton, Iowa. Completed in 1937, it cost about $5,000 and could accommodate 55 musicians. It features two locker rooms.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a massive dam on the John Lubeck farm southwest of Orleans, Nebraska. The farm is placed three miles west and four miles south of Orleans, per an article in The Orleans Enterprise. The dam was "350 feet long and 22 to 23 feet in height, measuring 110 feet at the base and 13 feet across at the top." It was planned that the lake impounded by the dam would become a resort. Per Google Maps, a lake called Lubeck Reservoir is impounded by a dam that generally fits the dimensions above. The structure is located...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a golf course in Crawford, Nebraska in 1936. Living New Deal believes the golf course to be no longer extant, located at a bend in Dodd road to the northwest of the city and the current city park. Northwest Nebraska News: "The WPA project for the improvement of the Crawford city golf course which has been in progress for the last two months was completed this week New greens were built, bunkers and other improvements have been made which makes the Crawford course one of the best in this sector of the state. To keep automobile...

The library in Sabetha, Kansas was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $21,375 grant for the project, whose total cost was $43,665. Construction occurred between Dec. 1936 and Jun. 1937. The building bears no cornerstone and no dedication plaque was on-site as of 2023. However, the building does bear multiple original fixtures. Per The Belleville Telescop, the library was also home to one of a number of Works Progress Administration (WPA)-established local county museums. The entire top floor of the new library in Sabetha was utilized for one of these WPA museums. PWA Docket No. 1186

The post office in Sabetha, Kansas houses an example of New Deal artwork: ""The Hare and the Tortoise," a mural by Albert T. Reid. The work was completed in 1937.

A school in Douglas, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $15,252 grant for the project, whose total cost was $34,277. Construction occurred between Nov. 1936 and Aug. 1937. The former school is located on the east side of Washington St. south of N Rd. The building bears a 1936 inscription above the front entrance. PWA Docket No. 1059

The post office in Auburn was constructed with funds provided by the Treasury Department in 1936-7. The handsome building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration, the former high school in Rossville, Kansas was constructed with the assistance of Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. The PWA supplied a $38,004 grant for the project, whose total cost was $85,724. Construction occurred between Decembet 1936 and September 1937. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1095 The building was used for as a high school until 1979. The location and status of the building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

A high school construction project in Nortonville, Kansas was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The project was mutually sponsored by Jefferson and Atchison counties (Nortonville lies right on the county line, in Jefferson). The PWA provided an $30,272 grant for the project, whose total cost was $59,407. Construction started in Jan. 1937 and was completed in Jul. 1937. As of 2023 the building is privately owned, and appear to be a residence. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1068.