Kinston High School – Kinston AL
Kinston High School, located in Kinston, Alabama (Southwest Coffee County) was built by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1939.
Madison Brown Gymnasium Improvements – Madison IN
Originally the high school gymnasium, built in 1924, now a city recreation facility. Improved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), including extensive repairs after the disastrous flood of 1937.
Centerville School (former) – Holmdel NJ
Built in 1939 as a public school in Holmdel NJ. Excerpt from the July 27th 1939 Red Bank Register: “Nearing completion at Centerville in Holmdel township is a new public school, the construction of which is being done entirely by… read more
Westernport Elementary School (former Bruce High School): Expansion – Westernport MD
In 1938, the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) awarded a grant for the construction of additions to Bruce High School (present-day Westernport Elementary School) in Westernport, Maryland. George F. Hazelwood of Cumberland, Maryland won the contract to build the… read more
Magnolia Elementary School Gymnasium (former) – Magnolia KY
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Magnolia Elementary School Gymnasium. The architect of record was Harry E. Boyle & Co. Architects and Engineers of Evansville, Indiana. PWA Docket No. KY-1375-F. The structure is currently part of a… read more
School Gymnasium and Auditorium (former) – Marion AR
A gymnasium/auditorium was built for Marion High School in Marion, Arkansas in 1938-39 with a funding from the state Department of Education and the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) – also known as the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (see… read more
CCC Camp Beulah (former) – Vale OR
A spike or side camp of CCC Camp Vale, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Beulah served enrollees during 1939 when they built the basalt stone wall at the crest of the Agency Valley Dam. As indicated by the company number… read more
Beulah Reservoir Stone Walls – Vale OR
Beulah Reservoir, also known as Agency Valley Reservoir, was created with the completion of the Agency Valley Damn in 1935. Throughout 1939, the Bureau of Reclamation supervised enrollees at a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) spike camp. They built a stone… read more
Water Utility Well No. 7 – Madison WI
The Water Utility Well No. 7 in Madison Wisconsin was constructed in 1939. The project proposal began in 1938 and was completed a year later by McCarthy Well Company. The construction of the project experienced several delays due to weather… read more
Lincoln and North Main Street Sidewalk – Walnut Creek CA
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks at the south east corner of Lincoln and North Main Street in the central business district of Walnut Creek, CA.