Completion Year: 1937

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded the construction of the Corbett Field in Minot ND. Primarily a baseball stadium, although it has been used for football. Original cost was $60,000, of which $25-35,000 was borne by the city of Minot. Original capacity was 1500. Currently used as a home field for an assortment of high school, college, amateur, and minor league reams.

Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, Chatsworth Park Elementary School in Chatsworth, CA was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Construction lasted 1935-36 and totaled $61,982. Since 2019, the school has been an Urban Planning Magnet. In 1935, a single-story, 10-room main building was constructed by George Mittry. It housed six classrooms, offices, and student restrooms. The frame and stucco structure, which combines elements of the Mission Revival and PWA Moderne styles, is located at the corner of Devonshire St and Topanga Canyon Blvd. A one-story, six-room auditorium building designed by architect Frank P. Allen Jr was built in...

Budlong Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-37. For $179,850 total, the Carlo Bongiovanni Construction Company built a two-story, 26-room classroom building designed by architect A. S. Nibecker Jr and an adjoining auditorium/kindergarten building designed by architect Harold Gross. The PWA Moderne structures are located at the corner of S Budlong Ave and W 60th St. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937). ...

In 1936-37, a new building was constructed at Buchanan Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The two-story, PWA Moderne structure includes a 286-person auditorium. It was designed by architect Ross Montgomery and built by the Steed Brothers for $147,900. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first...

The historic former city hall in Marion, North Carolina was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. It was "begun in August 1936 and completed in 1937, at a cost of $25,000.00."

Van Nuys High School in Van Nuys, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction of three new buildings between 1935 and 1937 totaled $307,484 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). A two-story, 38-room administration building designed by architects Allison and Allison was built in 1935. N. A. Anderson was the contractor. The PWA Moderne structure incorporates Neoclassical elements (note the suggestion of columns on the facade) and remains the main school building on Cedros Ave. In 1936, contractor W. W. Petley oversaw the construction of auditorium and physical education buildings also designed by Allison and...

In 1935-37, improvements were made to South Gate High School in South Gate, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). In 1935, the administration building was remodeled for $80,608. The PWA Moderne building with Spanish Revival elements was designed by architect Edgar H. Cline and built by contractors Bannister-Field and Fred E. Potts Company. It is extant on Firestone Blvd. In 1936-37, architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed and contractors Reid & Alexander built classroom and shop buildings, as well as an auditorium and gym. The classroom and auditorium flank the administration building. The single-story shop building is on Dearborn Ave;...

The gym at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction in 1936-37 totaled $78,670 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Located at the rear of the campus, on the corner of N Ave 56 and Hub St, the PWA Moderne gym was designed by architect Frank R. Schaefer and built by Charles J. Dorfman. Benjamin Franklin High School was extensively remodeled in 1962; only the gym survives. (The school's science building had also been reconstructed with PWA funding in 1935. It was built for $51,742 by the...

Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, CA was renovated following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction between 1935 and 1937 totaled $39,170 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The campus has undergone extensive renovations since the New Deal; the main school building suffered severe damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was torn down in 1973. In 1935, L. W. Odell rebuilt the school's shop building. This structure appears to survive on Broad Ave next to the baseball diamond; note the garage doors indicative of former auto shop classes. The following year, a two-story gym designed by...

In 1937, artist Charles Reiffel completed an oil painting titled "Across the Bay" for Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School (formerly Dodson Junior High School) in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Located in the administration office, the painting depicts a view of (possibly) San Diego harbor with Mt. Soledad in the distance. It is framed in a bleached wood frame measuring 48 x 36 inches. A small brass plate affixed to the frame reads: "Federal Art Project."