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  • Armory - Hiawatha KS
    The striking PWA Moderne-style National Guard Armory in Hiawatha, Kansas was constructed in 1938 by the Works progress Administration (WPA). The armory is still in service. The building bears two plaques, dating construction to 1938 to 1939.
  • Water System - Rankin TX
    A waterworks construction project in Rankin, Texas was undertaken with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $22,000 loan and $18,000 grant toward the $39,527 eventual total cost of the project. Work occurred between Oct. 1938 and Nov. 1939. The depth of the work is unclear to Living New Deal though it is likely that it involved the construction of the water tower at the NW corner of Main St. and 12th Ave. (PWA Docket No. TX 1429)
  • School (former) - Barstow TX
    At least one school construction project in Barstow, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $47,029 grant for the project, whose total cost was $104,610. Barstow no longer operates any schools, but a school constructed as a result of this project still stands. It is located on the north side of Rio Grande St. just west of Fay Ave. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 2280
  • Waterworks - Barstow TX
    A waterworks construction project in Barstow, Texas was undertaken in 1938-9 with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. The P.W.A. provided a $31,000 loan and $25,363 grant for the project, whose total cost was $55,967. It is likely that Barstow's current water tower, located on San Marcos Street between Mackey and Briggs, was constructed at this time. P.W.A. Docket No. TX 1641
  • Eddy County Courthouse Expansion - Carlsbad NM
    Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Public Works Administration provided funding for the expansion of the Eddy County Courthouse and jail in 1939. Treasures on New Mexico Trails: "Eddy County Courthouse was begun in 1891, with additions in 1914 and 1939. The 1939 addition was done by the WPA for $185,000." Eddy County History: "Eddy County was named for Charles B. Eddy, a rancher in southeastern New Mexico during the last decades of the 19th century. ... The original courthouse built a few years after the creation of the county was a Victorian structure built for $21,000 with a...
  • City Hall (former) - Artesia NM
    The former combination city hall and library in Artesia, New Mexico was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1939. The PWA provided a $13,975 grant for the project, whose total cost was $31,250. Construction began at the end of December 1938 and the building was completed in July 1939. Artesia Walking Tour: brought several City departments together under the same roof, including the City Clerk, City Manager, and the Public Library. The WPA Sewing Room also was there, as well as an assembly room for public meetings. In later years, the Police and Fire departments...
  • Nehalem River Bridge - Seaside OR
    Completed in 1939, the biggest bridge on what was then the newly constructed Wolf Creek Highway (now the Sunset Highway) spans the 600-foot-deep Nehalem River gorge. It eliminated a three-mile detour on this major highway between Portland and the northern Oregon coast. The concrete arch bridge cost $130,000 and was built in a cooperative effort between the US Bureau of Public Roads and the Oregon State Highway Commission. Mountain States Construction Company, a Eugene firm, built the bridge.
  • Butterfield School (former) - Abilene TX
    The Butterfield School was constructed in 1935 as a red brick building, with no kitchen or indoor toilets. In fall of 1938, improvements were begun through a National Youth Administration Project. The project included construction of rock walls for landscaping, a rock retainer wall for the front of school grounds, two tennis courts, two underground cisterns for water storage, and graveling of sidewalks. The total cost was $1,525 and the NYA provide $1,000 in labor. The building is still extant and is currently in use as the Daybreak Community following the closing of the school in 2006.
  • Irving School - Hornell NY
    The Irving School was a grammar school in the City of Hornell, New York. After it burned in 1938, it was rebuilt the following year with labor provided through the Works Progress Administration. The 1939 building was incorporated into the current Hornell High School when that was built. The address provided is the modern address for the high school.
  • Hope St. Seawall - Bristol RI
    Seawall constructed on Hope St. Built by the Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1939.
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