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  • Armory (former) - Pierce City MO
    From Missouri Armories: The Guard's Home in Architecture and History by Robert Wiegers: "The Pierce City Armory was built in 1939 as a WPA project, but the design combines features of castellated architecture with the art deco/WPA style and use of reinforced concrete." The building sustained damage during a 2003 tornado and was rechristened the Ray Carver Building. It now houses local government offices.
  • Cy Sloan Stadium - Waurika OK
    Waurika's Cy Sloan Stadium (formerly Harmon Park Stadium) was built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration, and it bears a WPA 1939 stamp. It has a current capacity of 1,300.
  • Playground - Broken Bow NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a substantial park development project in Broken Bow, Nebraska. The WPA constructed various athletic fields, picnic and other facilities, and a fence surrounding the park. The location and status of this project are unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Rosedale School - Bakersfield CA
    The construction of the Rosedale School in Bakersfield CA was funded by the Public Works Administration. The former elementary school is now a middle school.
  • Delzell Hall - Peru NE
    W.L. Delzell Hall, a men's dormitory at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project in 1939.
  • School - Brownville NE
    A school in Brownville, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $16,531 grant for the project, whose total cost was $33,264. Construction occurred between Nov. 1938 and Dec. 1939. The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. 1345
  • Water Tank - Horton KS
    A water tank in Horton, Kansas was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $8,820 grant for the project, whose total cost was $19,504. Construction occurred between Oct. 1938 and Jan. 1939. The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. 1452
  • School District Office (former Grade School) - Effingham KS
    A grade school in Effingham, Kansas was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building now serves as the Atchison County Community Schools District Office. The PWA provided a $16,200 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,896. Work started in Oct. 1938 and was completed in Mar. 1939. PWA Docket No. KS 1412-F
  • Pritchard Memorial Auditorium - Falls City NE
    The Leander C. and Laurel L. Pritchard Memorial Auditorium in Falls City, Nebraska was constructed as a $100,000 Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in 1939.
  • Auditorium and Gymnasium - Rulo NE
    At least one source states that this historic combination auditorium / gymnasium building on 1st Street in Rulo, Nebraska was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in 1939. Per The Nebraska State Journal: With a $19,000 WPA grant, Rulo will turn its attention to a new gymnasium and community building. It is to be built of native stone, concrete, and steel and will be 102 feet long and 52 feet wide. The structure will have a basketball floor, 50 by 76 feet in size, a floor which will double for other purposes; stage and projection booth; and locker rooms. It...
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